despoiler

noun

de·​spoil·​er

-ȯilə(r)

plural -s

: one that despoils

no criminal was thought to be worse than a despoiler of tombs

warning against Communism as the No. 1 despoiler of the democratic ideal

—Time

Word History

Etymology

Middle English despoyler, from despoylen + -er

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Rhymes for despoiler

• reboiler
• boiler
• broiler
• oiler
• spoiler
• toiler