dilapidator

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What does dilapidator mean?

One who dilapidates; a person causing dilapidation.

Where does dilapidator come from?

From Latin, from dilapidare (“to destroy with stones”), from dis (intensive) + lapidare (“to stone”) (from lapis (“stone”)) + -tor (“-er”).

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