adulterator C2+ Topic:Business & Commerce US /əˈdʌltəreɪtər/ UK /əˈdʌltəreɪtə/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 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... debasercontaminatorcorrupterfalsifier Word family Related forms adulterateadulterationadulterant Etymology AI details From Latin adulterator ('falsifier, debaser'), from adulterare ('to corrupt, falsify'), from ad- ('to') + alter ('other'). adulterator Latin alter Latin View etymology graph -> Topics Business & Commerce Word Formation & Derivatives External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # 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 - Business & Commerce - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown