exploiter

noun

Definition of exploiternext
as in user

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Recent Examples of exploiter And what fame gave me, what addiction fueled was opportunity for endless consent, which led me to be a hedonist and a fool and an exploiter of women. — Taijuan Moorman, USA Today, 23 Apr. 2026 And what fame gave me and what my addiction fueled was opportunity for endless consent, which led me to be a hedonist and a fool and an exploiter of women. — Lindsay Kimble, PEOPLE, 23 Apr. 2026 Meanwhile, the lines between exploiter and exploited, powerful and powerless, hero and villain blur in ways that are sometimes satirical, sometimes sad and occasionally thrilling. — Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 16 Apr. 2026 Republicans saw him as an exploiter of Bush’s insecurities and an opportunist who amassed power at the expense of Congress. — Philip Elliott, Time, 20 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for exploiter
  1. user
  2. predator
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  • The president's executive order now allows clear diesel users to use red diesel--and be taxed at the lower rate.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 10 Oct. 2026
  • Tonight, BetMGM is offering new users a chance to earn up to $1,500 in bonus bets when using promo code FOXNEWS.
    — OutKick, FOXNews.com, 9 Oct. 2026
Definition of user
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  • Losing these predators could harm the entire park’s ecosystem.
    — Noah Haggerty, Los Angeles Times, 9 Oct. 2026
  • Fee is physically abused, but Big Eric treats him differently from the other children, grooming him not as a victim but as a fellow-predator.
    — Garth Greenwell, New Yorker, 6 Oct. 2026
Definition of predator

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