One who corrupts; a person or thing that causes corruption or moral degradation.
From 'corrupt' plus the agent suffix '-er,' denoting one who performs an action. This follows the standard English pattern for creating agent nouns.
In classical texts, 'corrupters' were often blamed for societal decline—but what's fascinating is that people blamed different groups (merchants, philosophers, foreigners) depending on their own biases!
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