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单词 polluter
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Definition of polluter in English:

polluter

noun pəˈluːtəpəˈludər
  • A person or thing responsible for contaminating the environment with harmful or poisonous substances.

    greenhouse polluters such as the coal and aluminium industries
    cars are major polluters everywhere
    Example sentencesExamples
    • He is a utility lobbyist who has represented the worst air polluters in America.
    • The journal failed to note his affiliation with the company, a notorious environmental polluter.
    • A company that reduces its emissions by installing solar panels can sell permits to polluters at a premium.
    • There are various statutes giving regulatory authorities powers to require clean-up by the polluter or the owner or occupier of land.
    • Significantly, the shipping industry is a minor polluter compared to road transport.
    • Giving employees a reason to work themselves out of a job was key to motivating workers whose public image had gone from patriots to polluters.
    • Once all property is private, property owners will defend their own interests against polluters.
    • Like most victims of pollution, email recipients are powerless against the polluters.
    • Medical waste incinerators are some of the worst environmental polluters in the United States.
    • The responsibility for ending the conflict lies with the polluter, who should be responsible for truly internalizing the costs of the conflict-generating activity.

Rhymes

accoutre (US accouter), commuter, computer, disputer, looter, neuter, pewter, recruiter, refuter, rooter, saluter, scooter, shooter, souter, suitor, tooter, transmuter, tutor, uprooter

Definition of polluter in US English:

polluter

nounpəˈlo͞odərpəˈludər
  • A person or thing responsible for contaminating the environment with harmful or poisonous substances.

    greenhouse polluters such as the coal and aluminum industries
    cars are major polluters everywhere
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Medical waste incinerators are some of the worst environmental polluters in the United States.
    • Significantly, the shipping industry is a minor polluter compared to road transport.
    • Like most victims of pollution, email recipients are powerless against the polluters.
    • The journal failed to note his affiliation with the company, a notorious environmental polluter.
    • There are various statutes giving regulatory authorities powers to require clean-up by the polluter or the owner or occupier of land.
    • Once all property is private, property owners will defend their own interests against polluters.
    • A company that reduces its emissions by installing solar panels can sell permits to polluters at a premium.
    • He is a utility lobbyist who has represented the worst air polluters in America.
    • The responsibility for ending the conflict lies with the polluter, who should be responsible for truly internalizing the costs of the conflict-generating activity.
    • Giving employees a reason to work themselves out of a job was key to motivating workers whose public image had gone from patriots to polluters.
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