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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That same year, a vandal at the Tate Modern in London deliberately defaced Rothko’s 1958 painting Black on Maroon (1958) with graffiti.—
Eli Wizevich,
Smithsonian Magazine,
1 May 2025 -
Attorney General Pam Bondi has vowed to crack down on Tesla vandals.—
Michael Kan,
PC Magazine,
25 Apr. 2025
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“Defacer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/defacer. Accessed 23 May. 2025.
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