as in vandal
a person who damages or destroys property on purpose
so far the police have no leads on the identity of the defacer of the street signs
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vandal
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Video showed the vandals, including one man waving a Palestinian flag, jump onto a yellow cab, shattering the windshield.—
Colin Mixson,
New York Daily News,
16 June 2026 -
The former Cooley High School in West Detroit is scheduled for demolition, but vandals broke down a fence and forced open a door to get inside the building over the weekend.—
Paula Wethington,
CBS News,
15 June 2026
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“Defacer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/defacer. Accessed 20 Jun. 2026.
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