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corrupter

B2 Topic:People & Society

Also spelled corruptor

US /kəˈrʌp.tɚ/ UK /kəˈrʌp.tə/
Freq #96151

Meanings

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Synonyms
1 noun · a person, influence, or... perverterdepraverdebasercontaminator
Opposites
reformerpurifieredifier
Word family
Forms corrupterscorruptors
Related forms corruptcorruptioncorruptiblecorruptor

Etymology

The English agent noun formed from corrupt and -er. Corrupt ultimately comes from Latin corrumpere, 'to destroy, spoil, or seduce,' from com-, 'together or completely,' and rumpere, 'to break.' The less common spelling corruptor reflects the Latin agent noun corruptor.

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