Meanings
noundilapidator (plural dilapidators)
plural dilapidators
- One who dilapidates; a person causing dilapidation.
Origin
From Latin, from dilapidare (“to destroy with stones”), from dis (intensive) + lapidare (“to stone”) (from lapis (“stone”)) + -tor (“-er”).
Full word history & related roots →Translations
French dilapidateur
- dilapidateurone who dilapidates
Cite this entry
APA
dilapidator. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dilapidator
MLA
“dilapidator.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dilapidator. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “dilapidator,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dilapidator.
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