exploit
noun
a striking or notable deed; feat; spirited or heroic act.
exploiter
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a word derived from
exploit.
Example Sentences
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It is L.A. as embracer of the unconventional and L.A. as exploiter of the conventional.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 2, 2022
In this sense, as in many others, Beijing is an equal-opportunity exploiter of rivals’ openings.
From Slate ● Oct. 6, 2021
The director, Leo’s old protege, comes off as a heartless exploiter, but Leo has his own reasons for sitting before the camera that he spent a lifetime pointing at others.
From Washington Post ● Mar. 8, 2021
This time, the post-mortem exploiter is less unscrupulous, having been invited by the widow of a famous novelist, Ashton Doyne, to peruse her husband’s papers.
From The Guardian ● Mar. 10, 2018
In various court documents, judges described Cofield as a “con artist,” “no more than a gadfly and an exploiter of the court system,” and “the most litigious inmate in the system.”
From "The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks" by Rebecca Skloot
