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adulterator|əˈdʌltəreɪtə(r)|
[a. L. adulterātor a corrupter; n. of agent f. adulterā-re; see adulter v.]
†1. One who defiles by adultery; an adulterer. Obs.
1632Heywood Iron Age ii. iv. i. 411 The adulterator of his Soueraignes bed.
2. One who falsifies, corrupts, or debases anything by spurious additions or admixtures.
1678Cudworth Intell. Syst. 17 The depravers and adulterators of the atomical philosophy. 1870Echo 7 Feb., The Board of Commerce of Delft tried to combat the adulterators, and for that purpose sent real butter of good quality to England. |