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exploiter

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ex·ploit  (ksploit, k-sploit)
n.
An act or deed, especially a brilliant or heroic one. See Synonyms at feat1.
tr.v. (k-sploit, ksploit) ex·ploit·ed, ex·ploit·ing, ex·ploits
1. To employ to the greatest possible advantage: exploit one's talents.
2. To make use of selfishly or unethically: a country that exploited peasant labor. See Synonyms at manipulate.
3. To advertise; promote.

[Middle English, from Old French esploit, from Latin explicitum, neuter past participle of explicre, to unfold; see explicate.]

ex·ploita·bili·ty n.
ex·ploita·ble adj.
ex·ploita·tive, ex·ploitive adj.
ex·ploita·tive·ly, ex·ploitive·ly adv.
ex·ploiter n.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.exploiterexploiter - a person who uses something or someone selfishly or unethically
selfish person - a person who is unusually selfish
Translations
exploiter [eksˈplɔɪtəʳ] Nexplotador(a) m/f
exploiter [ɪkˈsplɔɪtər] n
(pejorative) [person] → exploiteur m
[resource, opportunity] → exploiteur m
exploiter
n (lit, fig)Ausbeuter(in) m(f)
exploiter [ɛksˈplɔɪtəʳ] nsfruttatore/trice
they were the first exploiters of Lebanon timber → furono i primi a sfruttare il legname del Libano
exploiter [ɛksˈplɔɪtəʳ] nsfruttatore/trice
they were the first exploiters of Lebanon timber → furono i primi a sfruttare il legname del Libano


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The latter were a thousand to one in numbers, but they were ignorant and helpless, and they would remain at the mercy of their exploiters until they were organized--until they had become "class-conscious.
But outside of such group-combinations of exploiters, he refused to bind himself to any man's game.
 
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