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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  • Passed in 1996, the federal legislation has protected social media companies from being sued over content posted by their users.
    — Jonathan Vanian, CNBC, 7 Nov. 2026
  • Anthropic has introduced a Personal Finance feature in Claude that allows users to connect their bank and credit card accounts and ask questions about their money in everyday language.
    — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 6 Nov. 2026
Definition of user
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  • The common octopus is a generalist predator in coastal waters, particularly around rocky shores, where there are many holes to squeeze through, Kuba said.
    — Reuters, NBC news, 6 Nov. 2026
  • Two brilliant women facing down an ancient male predator together.
    — Lexy Perez, HollywoodReporter, 6 Nov. 2026
Definition of predator

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