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degrader

UK/dɪˈɡɹeɪdə(ɹ)/

degrader noun: one who, or that which, degrades.

Noun

degrader (plural degraders)

  1. One who, or that which, degrades.
    • The end of the rainbow is Elizabeth Berkley, a former dancer who could exhume the corpse of Martha Graham and still go to her own grave known solely for “Showgirls,” that great degrader of the once simply disreputable profession of stripping.2008 April 3, Ginia Bellafante, “Gladiators of the Dance in the Arena of Reality TV”, in New York Times

Forms of degrader

pluraldegraders

Origin of degrader

From degrade + -er.

Questions about degrader

What does degrader mean?
Degrader means one who, or that which, degrades.
What part of speech is degrader?
Degrader is a noun.
How do you pronounce degrader?
Degrader is pronounced /dɪˈɡɹeɪdə(ɹ)/ (UK).
What is the plural of degrader?
The plural of degrader is degraders.

Words near degrader in the dictionary

  1. degradedly
  2. degradedness
  3. degradee
  4. degradees
  5. degradement
  6. degrader
  7. degraders
  8. degrades
  9. degrades gracefully
  10. degradest
  11. degradeth

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