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Grammar : Noun
Spell : dih-spoil
Phonetic Transcription : dɪˈspɔɪl



Definition of despoiler

Origin :
  • c.1300, from Old French despoillier (12c., Modern French dépouiller) "to strip, rob, deprive of, steal, borrow," from Latin despoliare "to rob, despoil, plunder," from de- "entirely" (see de-) + spoliare "to strip of clothing, rob," from spolium "armor, booty" (see spoil (v.)). Related: Despoiled; despoiling.
  • As in robber : noun person who steals
  • As in vandal : noun person who defiles property
  • As in destroyer : noun a destructive agent
  • As in rapist : noun attacker
Example sentences :
  • The type of mentality I attributed to the Despoiler may be impossible.
  • Extract from : « Unthinkable » by Roger Phillips Graham
  • The incomprehensible in that story was the mind of a Despoiler.
  • Extract from : « Unthinkable » by Roger Phillips Graham
  • It, to the human mind, was incomprehensible; and to the Despoiler, the human mind was incomprehensible.
  • Extract from : « Unthinkable » by Roger Phillips Graham
  • Never from that time would I trust myself to meet or see the despoiler.
  • Extract from : « Devereux, Complete » by Edward Bulwer-Lytton
  • Its discoverer might have been its father; he proved to be its despoiler.
  • Extract from : « Christopher Columbus and How He Received and Imparted the Spirit of Discovery » by Justin Winsor
  • Neither did the excited little woman identify her despoiler.
  • Extract from : « My Life » by Josiah Flynt
  • The Prophet (may God be kind to him) spared not the despoiler!
  • Extract from : « Tales of Secret Egypt » by Sax Rohmer
  • She cannot banish the image of her despoiler from her heart.
  • Extract from : « The Complete Opera Book » by Gustav Kobb
  • The despoiler plunged into a valley; the Prince was dose upon him.
  • Extract from : « The Usurper » by Judith Gautier
  • Nor is it improbable that her affections had been bestowed upon her despoiler.
  • Extract from : « Curiosities of Medical Experience » by J. G. (John Gideon) Millingen

Synonyms for despoiler

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