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debaser

American

[dih-bey-ser] / dɪˈbeɪ sər /

noun

a person or thing that reduces the quality, value, rank, or significance or someone or something.

Known for his profanity-laced rants, the speaker delights in his reputation as a debaser of the public discourse.

Etymology

Origin of debaser

debase ( def. ) + -er ¹ ( def. )

Example Sentences

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This is the advantage to the debaser of debasing standards of behavior.

From Salon • Apr. 4, 2024

Landor.—But he was a debaser of the people as well as of the peerage.

From Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine — Volume 53, No. 330, April 1843 by Various

He is no wanton debaser of the poetic currency.

From The Battle of the Bays by Seaman, Owen, Sir

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