depriver

/dɪˈpraɪvər/

Definitions

1. noun

A person or thing that deprives someone or something of something.

“The government was the depriver of the people’s freedom.”

2. verb

To take away or deprive someone or something of something.

“The illness began to deprive her of her memories.”

3. verb

To deprive someone or something of a particular privilege, right, or advantage.

“The new law would deprive the corporation of its tax breaks.”

Synonyms

  • deprive
  • revoke
  • strip

Antonyms

  • allow
  • grant