polluter

pol·lute  (p-lt)

tr.v. pol·lut·ed, pol·lut·ing, pol·lutes

1. To make unfit for or harmful to living things, especially by the addition of waste matter. See Synonyms at contaminate.

2. To make less suitable for an activity, especially by the introduction of unwanted factors: The stadium lights polluted the sky around the observatory.

3. To render impure or morally harmful; corrupt.

4. To make ceremonially impure; profane: "Churches and altars were polluted by atrocious murders" (Edward Gibbon).

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[Middle English polluten, from Latin polluere, pollt-.]

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pol·luter n.

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

polluter - a person or organization that causes pollution of the environment defiler bad person - a person who does harm to others

Translations

polluter [pəˈluːtəʳ] N → contaminador(a) m/f

polluter [pəˈluːtə^r] n → pollueur/euse m/f

polluter

n → Umweltverschmutzer(in) m(f); the pulluter pays principle → das Verursacherprinzip