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debaser

American  
[dih-bey-ser] / dɪˈbeɪ sər /

noun

  1. 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

He is no wanton debaser of the poetic currency.

From Project Gutenberg

George Eliot in one of her essays calls those who parody lofty themes "debasers of the moral currency."

From Project Gutenberg

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

From Project Gutenberg

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