Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun One who perverts or distorts the character of a person; a traducer; a vilifier.
- noun A corrupter; one who vitiates.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun One who depraves or corrupts.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun One who
depraves orcorrupts .
Etymologies
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Examples
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The danger to the child is greater in view of the fact that the child depraver often fails to realise that he is trespassing against the child's rights.
The Sexual Life of the Child Albert Moll 1900
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The depraver of children satisfies his desires in very various ways.
The Sexual Life of the Child Albert Moll 1900
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The examination of the mental condition of the child-depraver is a matter of the utmost importance.
The Sexual Life of the Child Albert Moll 1900
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The depraver of children gains his opportunities by appeals to the child's peculiar weaknesses.
The Sexual Life of the Child Albert Moll 1900
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Often, and especially at first, the depraver of children merely seeks opportunities for seeing children; then he wants to touch the children with his hands, and often to handle their genital organs; and while attempting this, or while doing it, he has ejaculation.
The Sexual Life of the Child Albert Moll 1900
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