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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Early said that the victim took a picture of the alleged vandal, an act that appears to have escalated the confrontation.—
Bill Hutchinson,
ABC News,
28 Aug. 2025 -
Small groups blocked roads while one contingent of vandals roughed up the lobby of traditionally anti-Kirchner TV station TN (owned by Grupo Clarín, one of Cristina’s historical antagonists).—
Agustino Fontevecchia,
Forbes.com,
27 Aug. 2025
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“Defacer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/defacer. Accessed 14 Sep. 2025.
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