depreciator
- noun
- /dɪˈpriːʃiˌeɪtər/
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despreciador
- Her comments in the meeting branded her as a depreciator of her colleagues' achievements.
Examples
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As a depreciator of modern art, she often voiced her skepticism about its value.
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The depreciator constantly undermined the project's value.
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As a constant depreciator of new technology, he rarely embraced innovation.
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Despite the depreciator's remarks, the artist remained confident in his work.
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Many depreciators fail to recognize the worth of hard work.
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His reputation as a depreciator made it difficult for him to gain the trust of his peers.
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The depreciator questioned the effectiveness of the new software during the presentation.
Synonyms
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7.1
A person who says bad things about someone or something to make them seem less good
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8.4
A person who always finds faults in ideas or work
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7.0
A person who strongly dislikes others or thinks they are not important
A person who says bad things about people or things to make them seem unimportant
A person who unfairly says bad things about someone to make them seem unimportant
A person who makes something worse in quality or value
A person who makes something worse or less valuable
Antonyms
How Disparaging
Surface Forms
Morphology
depreciator = depreciate (semi-transparent) = de + preci + ate + or
Given the verb 'depreciate', adding '-or' straightforwardly yields 'a person who depreciates or disparages'.
Etymology
Depreciator comes from the parts de- 'down' and Latin pretium 'price', the same idea you see in price and in appreciate. So, a depreciator is someone who lowers or speaks badly of the value of something.