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polluter|pəˈl(j)uːtə(r)|
[f. as prec. + -er1.]
a. One who pollutes; a defiler; one who profanes. spec. a person or organization that causes pollution of the environment.
1550Bale Eng. Votaries ii. 65 A defyler of relygyon and polluter of their holye ceremonyes. a1665J. Goodwin Filled w. the Spirit (1867) 232 Purged and rid of such polluters and profaners of their dignity. 1823Examiner 706/2 The polluter, not the purifier, of his fellow creatures. 1970New Society 5 Feb. 209/2 The polluters often have a strong commercial lobby on their side, while the anti⁓polluters must rely on voluntary effort. 1970Toronto Daily Star 24 Sept. 22/2 The federal government is in a much stronger position to deal with big industrial polluters than most provincial administrations are likely to be. 1974Times 15 Mar. 6 (heading) Making Europe's polluters foot the bill. 1977‘E. Crispin’ Glimpses of Moon xi. 215 ‘Polluters,’ said the hunt saboteuse.
b. A pollutant.
1975Physics Bull. Mar. 100/3 Noise is now acknowledged as a major polluter of the environment. |