Meaning & use
defiler
A person who pollutes, corrupts, or violates something considered pure, sacred, or clean.
See it in a sentence
The ancient text condemns any defiler of the temple grounds.
Environmental activists called the company a defiler of the once-pristine river.
A note on using this word
Defiler is a strong, formal word often used in religious, moral, or environmental contexts rather than everyday speech.
Words with a similar meaning
polluterviolatordesecrater
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