A person, force, or thing that causes or brings about the depopulation of a region or place.
From 'depopulate' plus the agent suffix '-or,' meaning 'one who depopulates.' Often used historically or metaphorically.
Diseases can be unintentional depopulators—when Europeans brought smallpox to the Americas, they unknowingly became depopulators on a catastrophic scale, wiping out millions of indigenous people.
Rarely used, but when it appears, it can obscure the deliberate agency of those implementing displacement.
If used, ensure it explicitly names the perpetrator of coercive depopulation.
["agent of displacement","perpetrator of ethnic cleansing"]
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