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Definition of Debaser
1. Noun. A person who lowers the quality or character or value (as by adding cheaper metal to coins).
Generic synonyms: Individual, Mortal, Person, Somebody, Someone, Soul
Specialized synonyms: Vulgariser, Vulgarizer
Derivative terms: Debase
Definition of Debaser
1. n. One who, or that which, debases.
Definition of Debaser
1. Noun. One who, or that which, debases. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Debaser
1. one that debases [n -S] - See also: debases
Lexicographical Neighbors of Debaser
Literary usage of Debaser
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Later Nineteenth Century by George Saintsbury (1907)
"This continues all through the subsequent works until Schopenhauer, once the
great Educator, is a " debaser of the currency," and Wagner, the "Alexander" of ..."
2. Periods of European Literature by George Saintsbury (1907)
"This continues all through the subsequent works until Schopenhauer, once the
great Educator, is a " debaser of the currency," and Wagner, the " Alexander" ..."
3. The Atlantic Monthly by Making of America Project (1860)
"... but be the natural foe of the one, has been the chief debaser of the other,
and a common resolve to resist its encroachments everywhen and everywhere. ..."
4. Ireland: Its Scenery, Character, &c. by Samuel Carter Hall (1842)
"... as well as the aspect, of Poverty—a sure debaser of the mind ; the early
endurance of which often leaves a moral attainder upon a whole life. ..."
5. The Popular Science MonthlyScience (1893)
"Hypocrisy as a social debaser (4 p.). RW Conant, 3» : 475. elevator (7 p.).
J: McElroy, 38 : 599. Incident in school discipline (Misc.), 31 : 714. ..."
6. A History of Criticism and Literary Taste in Europe from the Earliest Texts by George Saintsbury (1917)
"... and that he is a "common smasher or debaser of the currency";l of Wagner that
he is a hierophant, a master of masters, the "Alexander Magnus" of music, ..."
7. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine (1843)
"Pitt, Landor But he was a debaser of the people as well as of the peerage.
By § Vol. iii. p. 135. ..."
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