Depriver

/dɪˈpraɪvər/ noun

Definition

A person or thing that deprives someone of something.

Etymology

From deprive + -er (agent suffix indicating someone who performs an action). This standard English formation directly parallels words like 'teacher' (teach + -er).

Kelly Says

Depriver is grammatically sound and uses the most common English way to make agent nouns (-er), yet it's not a word you'll find in many dictionaries—English reserves this term for rare, formal contexts rather than everyday speech.

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