ravager
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of ravager
First recorded in 1605–15; ravage ( def. ) + -er 1 ( def. )
Example Sentences
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Such snarls have won Deeb, TV and radio critic for the Chicago Tribune, a reputation as the wolf-man of the air waves?the sourest, crudest ravager of the medium since Spiro Agnew put away his thesaurus.
From Time Magazine Archive
The Squire was the only man, at first, who durst bid defiance to the general ravager.
From The Adventures of Hugh Trevor by Holcroft, Thomas
This puny grub, which will spin itself an infinitesimal cocoon of white silk under the piece attacked and will later become an insignificant moth, is the primordial ravager.
From The Life of the fly; with which are interspersed some chapters of autobiography by Teixeira de Mattos, Alexander
They said that it was useless trying to plant anything hereabout; the Sauba ant devoured the young coffee trees, and everyone who attempted to contend against this universal ravager was sure to be defeated.
From The Naturalist on the River Amazons by Bates, Henry Walter
The scathing of fire embrowned its sides, and the uprooted garden marked where the ravager had been.
From The Scottish Chiefs by Porter, Jane
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