adulterator

C2+ Topic:Word Formation & Derivatives

US /əˈdʌltəreɪtər/ UK /əˈdʌltəreɪtə/ See IPA manual

Meanings

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noun
one who debases a product by adding inferior substances

The adulterator was fined for watering down the milk.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 noun · one who debases a product... debasercontaminator corrupterfalsifier

Word family

Related forms adulterate adulteration adulterant

Etymology

From Latin adulterator ('falsifier, debaser'), from adulterare ('to corrupt, falsify'), from ad- ('to') + alter ('other').

adulterator Latin alter Latin

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Topics

Word Formation & Derivatives General Vocabulary

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# adulterator

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /əˈdʌltəreɪtər/
**IPA (UK):** /əˈdʌltəreɪtə/

## Meanings
1. one who debases a product by adding inferior substances

## Examples
- The adulterator was fined for watering down the milk.

## Synonyms
- debaser
- contaminator
- corrupter
- falsifier

## Related Forms
- adulterate
- adulteration
- adulterant

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: adulterator
- Root: alter

## Etymology
From Latin adulterator ('falsifier, debaser'), from adulterare ('to corrupt, falsify'), from ad- ('to') + alter ('other').

## AI Etymology
Adulterator is from Latin adulterator ('falsifier, debaser'), from adulterare ('to corrupt, falsify'), from ad- ('to') + alter ('other'). Important recorded forms include adulterator (Latin) and alter (Latin). Morphologically, the word is a built form whose named elements carry part of the historical sense. The current sense covers one who debases a product by adding inferior substances. The wider family includes related words such as adulterate, adulteration, and adulterant.

## Topics
- Word Formation & Derivatives
- General Vocabulary

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