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depleter, n.
Brit. |dɪˈpliːtə|, U.S. |dəˈplidər|, |diˈplidər|
[‹ deplete v. + -er suffix1.]
A thing which depletes something (as energy, wealth, natural resources, etc.). Freq. with of or preceding modifying noun.
1867Dubuque (Iowa) Daily Herald 19 Feb. 2/4 Naturee [sic] is the grand antagonist of disease, and the depleters propose to prostrate Nature, in order..to give the enemy a double chance at the life of the patient! 1875Southern Planter & Farmer Jan. 20 A very small rain..then acts as a depleter or leecher, running or carrying off all the..plant food. 1877Galaxy Apr. 478 There will be peace while the pauper devours the prince; or there will be pestilence, which is a sure depleter. 1929R. W. Kelso Poverty ii iv. 65 Drink, which figures so largely in the budgets of the poor, is a waster of substance and a depleter of physical strength. 1944Independent Rec. (Helena, Montana) 4 Nov. 4/1 One of the erroneous ideas is that the bean is a soil builder, not a soil depleter. 1988Crain's Chicago Business (Nexis) 14 Mar. 17 For corporations, real estate is an earnings depleter because of depreciation. 2003D. Du N. Winter Ecol. Psychol. i. 21 In fact, overconsumption is the biggest depleter of the earth's carrying capacity. |