debaser

[ dih-bey-ser ]

noun

1. a person or thing that reduces the quality, value, rank, or significance or someone or something:

   Known for his profanity-laced rants, the speaker delights in his reputation as a debaser of the public discourse.

Word History and Origins

Origin of debaser¹

debase ( def ) + -er ¹( def )

Example Sentences

This is the advantage to the debaser of debasing standards of behavior.

From Salon

Today you completed your nefarious task; you completed the evil that began more than thirty years ago, oh, debaser of women!

From Project Gutenberg

He is no wanton debaser of the poetic currency.

From Project Gutenberg

Of Ephraim, the debaser of the coin, we have spoken; also of the king's manner towards Jews.

From Project Gutenberg

When I pressed him closer, he said he had been present at one hanging at Tyburn, but that was of a debaser of coins.

From Project Gutenberg