Etymology

despoiler

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Today it means: One who despoils; one who strips by force; a plunderer. Full definition →

Middle English dispoyler, dispoylere
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  1. Middle English · inherited fromdispoyler, dispoylere
  2. English todaydespoiler

From Middle English dispoyler, dispoylere, equivalent to despoil + -er.

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