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单词 dilapidator
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dilapidatorn.

/dɪˈlapɪdeɪtə/
Etymology: agent-noun, in Latin form, < dīlapidāre : see dilapidate v. and -or suffix. Compare French dilapidateur (15th cent. in Hatzfeld & Darmesteter.
One who dilapidates or brings into a ruinous condition; one who allows a building to fall into disrepair.
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the world > matter > condition of matter > bad condition of matter > [noun] > dilapidated or ruinous condition > bringing into > one who allows dilapidation
dilapidator1692
the world > existence and causation > creation > destruction > breaking or cracking > [noun] > demolition > one who demolishes or ruins
demolisher1615
dilapidator1812
house wrecker1849
housebreaker1870
wrecking company1940
wrecker1958
1692 H. Wharton Def. Pluralities iii. 156 You shall seldom see a Non-resident, but he is also a Dilapidator.
1697 Bp. J. Gardiner Advice Clergy Lincoln 33 Dilapidators many times die insolvent and so leave the whole Burden of the Repair upon the Successour.
1812 R. Wilson Private Diary I. 39 I only allowed myself to become a purchaser and not a dilapidator.
1890 Tablet 24 May 813 Power to restrain both builders and dilapidators within reasonable limits.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1896; most recently modified version published online March 2018).
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