corrupt
adjective
guilty of dishonest practices, as bribery; lacking integrity; crooked.
corrupter
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a word derived from
corrupt.
Example Sentences
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Bettauer was denounced as a communist and a corrupter of the city's youth.
From Salon ● Sep. 3, 2022
“Today we have neither anyone responsible nor guilty, it’s the theory of magic corruption. There is no corrupter, no corrupted,” he told the court.
From Reuters ● Jan. 21, 2021
Walmart de Mexico was an aggressive and creative corrupter, offering large payoffs to get what the law otherwise prohibited.
From Salon ● Mar. 2, 2014
"He has created the world he wants to create in this madness, but as we know, power is a great corrupter."
From The Guardian ● Nov. 9, 2012
Socrates “was indicted as an irreligious man, a corrupter of youth, and an innovator in worship.”
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 3 "Helmont, Jean" to "Hernosand" by Various
