Definition of Polluter

1. Noun. A person or organization that causes pollution of the environment.

Exact synonyms: Defiler
Generic synonyms: Bad Person
Derivative terms: Defile, Pollute

Definition of Polluter

1. n. One who pollutes.

Definition of Polluter

1. Noun. One who pollutes. ¹

2. Noun. Something which pollutes, such as a factory or a country. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Polluter

1. one that pollutes [n -S] - See also: pollutes

Lexicographical Neighbors of Polluter

pollocks
pollodic
polls
pollster
pollsters
polltaker
polltakers
pollucite
pollutable
pollutant
pollutants
polluted
pollutedly
pollutedness
polluter (current term)
polluters
pollutes
pollutician
polluticians
polluting
pollutingly
pollutionist
pollutionless
pollutions
pollutive
pollux
polly
polly fish

Literary usage of Polluter

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Agricultural and Environmental Policy Integration: Recent Progress and New by OECD Staff (1993)
"Application of the polluter-pays principle to agriculture The polluter-Pays Principle (PPP) was defined ... The PPP means that "the polluter should bear the ..."

2. Germany, Garbage and the Green Dot: Challenging the Throwaway Society by Bette K. Fishbein (1996)
"Making the "polluter Pay" For the first time anywhere, the ordinance applied the "polluter pays" principle to munici- pal solid waste. ..."

3. Environment in the Transition to a Market Economy: Progress in Central and by Anthony Zamparutti, Centre for Co-operation with Non-members (1999)
"In addition, although most environmental policies cite the polluter Pays Principle, many countries need to take further steps to implement it. ..."

4. Development Is Back by Jorge Braga de Macedo, Colm Foy, Charles Oman (2002)
"The polluter Pays Principle The 1970s saw the passage of major environmental legislation and numerous regulations in developed countries. ..."

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