adulterator
(əˈdʌltəreɪtə(r))
[a. L. adulterātor a corrupter; n. of agent f. adulterā-re; see adulter v.]
† 1. One who defiles by adultery; an adulterer. Obs.
| 1632 Heywood Iron Age ii. iv. i. 411 The adulterator of his Soueraignes bed. |
2. One who falsifies, corrupts, or debases anything by spurious additions or admixtures.
| 1678 Cudworth Intell. Syst. 17 The depravers and adulterators of the atomical philosophy. 1870 Echo 7 Feb., The Board of Commerce of Delft tried to combat the adulterators, and for that purpose sent real butter of good quality to England. |