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

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

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

From Project Gutenberg