noun
- a person or thing that makes a place empty, barren, or lonely; one who causes desolation
Usage: rare or literary; often used in historical or poetic contexts
Examples
- The invading army was seen as a desolater of the once-thriving countryside.
- War proved to be the desolater of countless villages across the region.
- In the novel, the villain is portrayed as a desolater of hope and joy.
- The drought became a desolater of the farmland, leaving it barren for years.
- History remembers him as a desolater of ancient temples and monuments.