depredator

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14
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15
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10

Definition of depredator

1 sense · 1 part of speech · etymology included

noun

  1. One who depredates, or commits depredation.
    “An open heath, a close plantation, were alike subjects of his apprehension; and the whistle of a shepherd lad was instantly converted into the signal of a depredator.”
    “Orders were now given to fire on all depredators, royal or plebeian; and after a few shots had been discharged without producing any fatal effects, the thieves hid themselves amongst the rocks, and were merely seen peeping through the crevices.”
    “The sight of her old neighbourly depredator shivering at the door in tatters, the very oddity of his appeal, touched a soft spot in the spinster's heart.”

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Etymology

From depredate + -or.

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