What does despoiler mean?
Despoiler means One who despoils; one who strips by force; a plunderer..
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Pronunciation varies by accent · noun
One who despoils; one who strips by force; a plunderer..
1985, Stephen Jay Gould, The Flamingo's Smile: Reflections in Natural History, New York: Norton, 1987, Chapter 1, Other despoilers of our natural heritage killed bison with even greater abandon, removed the tongue only (considered a great delicacy in some quarters), and left the rest of the carcass to rot.
A wild and unreasoning craving for vengeance took possession of Ferris’s soul. Passing by the real despoiler of Angela’s peace, it clamoured like an evil spirit against the man from whom he had received benefits, which his distorted imagination construed into insults.
[…] he, who had been the untamable despoiler of their daughters, and thief of their women, their walking prince of darkness!
Use despoiler when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Despoiler means One who despoils; one who strips by force; a plunderer..
Common synonyms include freebooter, looter, pillager, spoiler.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
1985, Stephen Jay Gould, The Flamingo's Smile: Reflections in Natural History, New York: Norton, 1987, Chapter 1, Other despoilers of our natural heritage killed bison with even greater abandon, removed the tongue only (considered a great delicacy in some quarters), and left the rest of the carcass to rot.
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