depopulator

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noun

A person who depopulates an area, especially one who forcibly removes people from an estate.

OriginMiddle English depopulator ← Latin dēpopulātor →
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Meanings

noundepopulator (plural depopulators)

plural depopulators

  1. A person who depopulates an area, especially one who forcibly removes people from an estate.

Origin

  1. Latindēpopulātor
  2. Middle Englishdepopulator
  3. Englishdepopulator

Inherited from Middle English depopulator, borrowed Latin dēpopulātor. By surface analysis, depopulate + -or.

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APA

depopulator. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/depopulator

MLA

“depopulator.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/depopulator. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “depopulator,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/depopulator.

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