noun
- a person who deprives something of its freshness, beauty, or original state; one who spoils or damages something pristine
- one who destroys or damages flowers or flowering plants
Usage: literary or formal; often used metaphorically
Usage: rare; literal sense
Examples
- The developer was seen as a deflowerer of the natural landscape.
- Critics called him a deflowerer of classical traditions.
- The vandal was a deflowerer of the garden's beauty.
- She accused the corporation of being a deflowerer of the pristine wilderness.
- The deflowerer of innocence faced public condemnation.
- History remembers him as a deflowerer of cultural heritage.