depredator

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The great depredator of the environment is misery and poverty.

From Time Magazine Archive

The depredator who is fortunate enough to escape the former, is seldom able to elude the latter.

From The Stranger in France or, a Tour from Devonshire to Paris Illustrated by Engravings in Aqua Tint of Sketches Taken on the Spot. by Carr, John, Sir

While it was admitted that "his competitor had imitated some single thoughts of the ancients," Philips was held up as a wholesale depredator.

From The Works of Alexander Pope, Volume 1 New Edition by Pope, Alexander

It would seem as if it was too well screened; it was in such a spot as any depredator would be apt to explore.

From Bird Stories from Burroughs Sketches of Bird Life Taken from the Works of John Burroughs by Fuertes, Louis Agassiz

“Your Majesty may be the depredator to a much more serious extent, if you will condescend but to take the Countess’s heart along with you,” said the Colonel, with a grave smile.

From Tales from Blackwood Volume 9 by Various