dehumanizer

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English

Etymology

From dehumanize +‎ -er.

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /diːˈhjuːmənaɪzə(ɹ)/

Noun

dehumanizer (plural dehumanizers)

  1. One who, or that which, dehumanizes.
    • 1992 January 30, Jennifer Dunning, “Review/Dance; Premiere Opens Season For Nikolais and Louis”, in The New York Times:
      Both looked a little dry and dutiful, "Temple," danced to Mr. Nikolais's music, a little decorous as well, but the excerpt from "Graph" proving once more that Mr. Nikolais is anything but the dehumanizer he is sometimes accused of being.
    • 2023 November 2, David Brooks, “How to Stay Sane in Brutalizing Times”, in The New York Times:
      What sunlight is to the vampire, recognition is to the dehumanizers.

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