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polluter

polluter noun: a subject that pollutes, be it a person, company, country, factory or another subject.

Noun

polluter (plural polluters)

  1. A subject that pollutes, be it a person, company, country, factory or another subject.
    • During the last session of Parliament a Rivers' Pollution Prevention Act was passed, after it had been carefully divested of most of the provisions which could make it objectionable to polluters.1877, E. W. H. Holdsworth, Sea Fisheries, London: Edward Stanford, page 235
    • The Environmental Protection Agency said it gets stuck with the bills because it often can't locate polluters or they are out of business or bankrupt.1993 June 21, “EPA getting stuck paying millions”, in The Argus-Press, Owosso, Michigan

polluter meaning in Marathi

polluter in Marathi

subject that pollutes
प्रदूषक pradūṣak

Forms of polluter

pluralpolluters

Origin of polluter

From pollute + -er.

Words formed from polluter

Phrases with polluter

Questions about polluter

What does polluter mean?
Polluter means a subject that pollutes, be it a person, company, country, factory or another subject.
What is polluter in Marathi?
Polluter in Marathi is प्रदूषक (pradūṣak). See Polluter meaning in Marathi.
What part of speech is polluter?
Polluter is a noun.
What is the plural of polluter?
The plural of polluter is polluters.

Words near polluter in the dictionary

  1. pollutants
  2. pollute
  3. polluted
  4. pollutedly
  5. pollutedness
  6. polluter
  7. polluter pays principle
  8. polluter pays principles
  9. polluters
  10. pollutes
  11. pollutest

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