despoil
verb (used with object)
to strip of possessions, things of value, etc.; rob; plunder; pillage.
despoiler
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a word derived from
despoil.
Example Sentences
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Elsewhere, however, some homeowners’ associations banned the creature, deeming it a despoiler of property values.
From New York Times ● Jun. 23, 2015
The purported despoiler is Lopakhin, an upstart peasant turned real estate developer who plans to raze the family's mansion and orchard to create a cottage camp for vacationers.
From Time Magazine Archive
The standard interpretation of The Cherry Orchard is, in the phrase of Critic Robert Brustein, as a "melodramatic conflict between a despoiler and $ his victims."
From Time Magazine Archive
Lately the housewife's attention has been sought by new suitors: consumerists, ecologists and politicians, who warn that enzymes could be a health hazard and detergent phosphates a major despoiler of the environment.
From Time Magazine Archive
The fire ant suddenly became the target of a barrage of government releases, motion pictures, and government-inspired stories portraying it as a despoiler of southern agriculture and a killer of birds, livestock, and man.
From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson
