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
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  1. user
  2. predator
Noun
  • The product tracks sleep patterns and measures users’ quality of rest.
    — Matthew Futterman, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2026
  • But for the users of AI models and services, it's created complexity and chaos as CEOs and IT managers spend an outsized amount of time and resources comparing costs and capabilities to avoid getting left behind.
    — Jonathan Vanian, CNBC, 6 Sep. 2026
Definition of user
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  • His work has helped people learn that the apex predators are around humans more often than once thought.
    — Alex Wigglesworth, Los Angeles Times, 5 Sep. 2026
  • Rattlesnakes fill an important niche in the area’s ecosystem by targeting prey that other predators cannot access.
    — Haley Parsley, Sacbee.com, 5 Sep. 2026
Definition of predator

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