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Definition: Polluter |
PolluterNoun1. A person or organization that causes pollution of the environment. Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Date "polluter" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1985. (references) |
Synonym: PolluterSynonym: defiler (n). (additional references) |
Crosswords: Polluter |
| Specialty definitions using "polluter": polluter pays principle. (references) |
| Domain | Usage | |
Movie/TV Titles | Man: The Polluter (1973) | |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | ||
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Business | Given the Thai government's commitment to the Polluter Pays Principal and privatization, projects should be commercially viable for foreign environmental technology firms, however, a lack of political leadership hinders this subsector. (references) | |
Economic History | Poland | Poland has been very successful in obtaining environmental financing through fees and fines based on "the polluter pays" principle. (references) |
Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits. | ||
| "Polluter" is generally used as a noun (singular) -- approximately 100.00% of the time. "Polluter" is used about 80 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted) |
| Parts of Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Noun (singular) | 100% | 80 | 37,112 |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
Expression using "polluter": polluter pays principle. Additional references. | |
| Hyphenated Usage | |
Beginning with "polluter": polluter-pays. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Expression | Frequency per Day |
polluter | 8 |
gross polluter | 4 |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| Language | Translations for "polluter"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Arabic | ملوث (contaminated, defiled, dirty, filed, foul, impure, infectious, polluted, spotted, staining). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Chinese | 污"源. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Danish | princippet om,at forureneren betaler (polluter-pays principle, principle that the polluter should pay), princippet om at forureneren betaler (principle that the polluter should pay), nettoeksportør (net donator, net polluter), forureneren betaler-princippet (principle that the polluter should pay), forureneren betaler princippet (polluter pays principle), forureneren betaler (the polluter pays), brugeren betaler princippet (polluter pays policy, polluter pays principle). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Dutch | principe de vervuiler betaalt (pay as you pollute principle, polluter pays principle), principe de vervuiler betaald (polluter pays policy, polluter pays principle), vervuiler betaalt-principe (polluter pays principle), vervuiler betaalt (the polluter pays), netto-uitvoerder (net donator, net polluter), het beginsel dat de vervuiler betaalt (principle that the polluter should pay), beginsel van aansprakelijkheid van de veroorzaker (pay as you pollute principle, polluter pays principle), beginsel dat de vervuiler betaalt (polluter-pays principle, principle that the polluter should pay). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Finnish | periaate,jonka mukaan saastuttajan on maksettava (principle that the polluter should pay), nettosaastuttaja (net donator, net polluter), nettolikaaja (net donator, net polluter), käyttäjä maksaa-periaate (polluter pays policy, polluter pays principle). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
French | pollueur (polluting). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
German | Umweltverschmutzer. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Greek | καθαρός ρυπαντής (net donator, net polluter), καθαρός δότης (net donator, net polluter), αρχή ?ο χρήστης πληρώνει? (polluter pays policy, polluter pays principle), αρχή "ο ρυπαίνων πληρώνει", ο ρυπαίνων πληρώνει (the polluter pays). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Italian | principio paghi l'inquinatore (pay as you pollute principle, polluter pays principle), principio dell'inquinatore pagatore (polluter pays principle), principio della responsabilit oggettiva (pay as you pollute principle, polluter pays principle), principio del "chi inquina paga", principio "chi inquina paga", chi inquina paga (the polluter pays). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Japanese Kanji | 汚"者 担原則 (Polluter Pays Principle, PPP). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Japanese Katakana | おせ"しゃふた"'"そく (Polluter Pays Principle, PPP). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Manx | solleyder (defiler, sexual assaulter, soiler), broigheyder (dirtier, soiler). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pig Latin | olluterpay princípio do poluidor-pagador (polluter-pays principle, principle that the polluter should pay), exportador líquido (net donator, net polluter). (various references) загрязнитель. (various references) principio del usuario-pagador (polluter pays policy, polluter pays principle), principio del "usuario-pagador" (polluter pays policy, polluter pays principle), principio de que quien contamina, paga (polluter-pays principle, principle that the polluter should pay), principio de que quien contamina paga (principle that the polluter should pay), principio "el que contamina paga", principio "el contaminador paga", quien contamina paga (the polluter pays). (various references) principen om att användaren betalar (polluter pays policy, polluter pays principle), principen att förorenaren skall betala (principle that the polluter should pay), nettoförorenare (net donator, net polluter). (various references) kirletici madde (contaminant, pollutant), kirleten şey. (various references) halogwr (defiler, profaner). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Derivations | |
Words beginning with "polluter": polluters. (additional references) | |
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"Polluter" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: Pillitteri, pollter, pollut, pollutor, polute, Wolhuter. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
| # of Phoneme Matches | Pronunciation | Word(s) rhyming with "polluter" (pronounced puluw"ter) |
| 4 | -l uw" t er | looter. |
| 3 | -uw" t er | commuter, computer, cooter, cuter, hooter, microcomputer, minicomputer, neuter, pewter, recruiter, rooter, scooter, shooter, Souter, suiter, suitor, supercomputer, tutor. |
Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits. | ||
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "e-l-l-o-p-r-t-u" | |
-1 letter: pollute, poulter. | |
-2 letters: petrol, poller, pouter, puller, pullet, replot, repoll, roupet, toller, troupe, tupelo, uptore. | |
-3 letters: erupt, letup, loper, loupe, outer, outre, poler, poult, prole, puler, repot, route, toper, troll, trope, trull, tulle. | |
-4 letters: euro, lept, lope, lore, loup, lour, lout, lure, lute, orle, pelt, pert, plot, poet, pole, poll, pore, port, pour, pout. | |
| Words containing the letters "e-l-l-o-p-r-t-u" | |
+1 letter: polluters. | |
+3 letters: bulletproof, corpulently, multiplexor. | |
+4 letters: counterspell, multiplexors, multiproblem, portcullises, prothalluses. | |
+5 letters: counterspells, multiemployer, superloyalist, ultrapowerful. | |
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Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)01010000 01101111 01101100 01101100 01110101 01110100 01100101 01110010 |
HTML Code (1990) (references)P o l l u t e r |
ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)0050 006F 006C 006C 0075 0074 0065 0072 |
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Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)5081787887867184 |
| Language | Coverage | Language Translations |
Arabic | معجم, قاموس, الوضوحية في الشيء, حد, تحديد, تعريف, التحديد, الإيضاحية, ترجمة من لغة أجنبية للغة الأم, ترجمة, إفتتان | العربية, عربي, اللغة العربية, 阿拉伯 , arabialainen, arabe, arabisch, αραβικόσ, arabo, Arabish, арабский, árabe, arabisk, arapça, arap, araplara özgü |
Chinese | 字典 , 定義 , 定义, 翻译 | الصينية, لغة الصين, صيني, الصيني أحد أبناء الصين, 汉语, 中 , 漢 , 中國 , kineser, kiinalainen, Chinois, Chinesisch, Κινέζος, κινέζικα, κινέζικοσ, κινέζοσ, σινικόσ, cinese, チフス菌 , チャイニーズ , Sheenish, Sheenagh, chinês, китайский, китаец, chino, kinesisk, çinli, çince, çin ile ilgili, çin |
Danish | ordbog, deskriptordefinition, oversættelse | لغة الدانمركية, نوع كعك, دانماركي, 丹麦语, tanskalainen, danois, dänisch, δανικόσ, δανόσ, danese, Danvargish, Danvargagh, dinamarquês, датский, danés, dansk, danimarkalı, danimarka dili |
Dutch | woordenboek, definitie, translatie | هولندي, اللغة الهولندية, 菏蘭語 , 荷兰语, hollandsk, hollantilainen, néerlandais, holländisch, ολλανδικόσ, ολλανδόσ, olandese, Ollanish, Germaanish, holandês, голландский, holandés, holländsk, alman, eş, flemenkçe, holandaca, hollanda, karı, hollandalı, hollandalılara özgü olan, Hollandali, hollanda'ya ait |
Finnish | määritelmä, translaatio, taajuusmuutos | اللغة الفنلندية, فنلندية, فنلندي, 芬蘭語 , 芬兰语, suomi, suomalainen, finnois, Finlandaise, finlandais, finnisch, φινλανδικόσ, finlandese, Fynlannish, Fynlannagh, finlandês, finês, финский, finlandés, finés, finsk, fince, finlandiya'ya özgü |
French | dictionnaire, définition, traduction | اللغة الفرنسية, فرنسي, الشعب الفرنسي, 法國 , 法文 , 法語 , 法语, ranskalainen, français, französisch, γαλλικόσ, γαλλική γλώσσα, γαλλίδα, γάλλοσ, francese, フレコン化 , 仏文 , フランス" , 仏 , ふつぶ", ふつ, フレンチ , フランセ , Ny Frangee, Mooinjey ny Frank, francês, французский, francés, fransk, franska, fransızca, fransız, Fransiz, fransızca ile ilgili, fransa ile ilgili, Ffrengig |
German | Übersetzung, Wörterbuch, Definition | ضرب من الرقص, جرماني, الماني, اللغة الألمانية, المانية, 德语, 德國 , 德文 , 德語 , tysker, Duitse, saksalainen, allemand, "ερμανός, tedesco, ジプシー音楽 , ジャーマン , Germaanish, Germaanagh, Garmane, Carmane, alemão, немецкий, alemán, tysk, alman, Almaenwr |
Greek | λεξικό, ορισμός, μετάφραση | يوناني, اللغة اليونانية, الإغريقي, 希腊语, 希臘語 , græker, kreikkalainen, grec, grieche, ελληνικόσ, 'Ελληνας, greco, ギリシア語 , ギリシア", Greagish, Greagagh, grego, греческий, грек, griego, grek, yunanistan'a ait, yunanca, yunan, Yunanli, yunanlı, Rumca, rum, Groegwr |
Italian | dizionario, definizione, traduzione | الإيطالي, اللغة الإيطالية, إيطالي, شخص إيطالي, 意大利 , 意大利語 , 意大利语, italiener, italialainen, italien, italienisch, Ιταλός, italiano, Iddaalish, итальянский язык, итальянец, итальянский, italiensk, italienska, italienare, italyanca, italyan |
Japanese Kanji | 辭典 , 辞典 , 字引 , 辞林 , 字書 , ディーゼル電気車 , 言海 , 辞彙 , 辞書 , 確定 , ディーゼル電気車 , デ'ドロ酢酸 , 翻訳 | يابانية, ياباني, اليابانية, اللغة اليابانية, 日語 , 日语, 日本 , 日文 , 倭 , japanilainen, Japonais, japaner, japanisch, ιαπωνικόσ, Ιάπωνας· "ιαπωνέζος, ιάπωνεσ, ιάπων, ιαπωνικά, giapponese, 邦語 , 邦人 , ジャスミン茶 , ほう", ジャパニーズ , ほうじ", Shapaanagh, Shapaanish, japonês, японский, японец, japonés, japansk, Japonca |
Japanese Katakana | じい, じびき, じて", ディクショナリー , じり", じしょ, '"かい, ディクショナリ , デフィニション , ディフィニション , ていぎ, かくてい, へい"ういどう, やくじゅつ, トランスレーション , やくしょ, やくしゅつ, "うどく, ほ"やく, ほ"やくしょ | يابانية, ياباني, اليابانية, اللغة اليابانية, 日語 , 日语, 日本 , 日文 , 倭 , japanilainen, Japonais, japaner, japanisch, ιαπωνικόσ, Ιάπωνας· "ιαπωνέζος, ιάπωνεσ, ιάπων, ιαπωνικά, giapponese, 邦語 , 邦人 , ジャスミン茶 , ほう", ジャパニーズ , ほうじ", Shapaanagh, Shapaanish, japonês, японский, японец, japonés, japansk, Japonca |
Manx | fockleyr, geyrid, meenaghey, keeayllaght, baght | manx, Manninish, Manninagh, Gaelgagh, Yn Ghaelg, язык жителей о-ва мэн, с о-ва мэн, los habitantes de la isla de man, lengua de la isla de man, de la isla de man, från ön man, man adası, man dili |
Portuguese | dicionário, definição, tradução | اللغة البرتغالية, البرتغالية, البرتغالي, 葡萄牙語 , 葡萄牙人 , 葡萄牙语, portugiser, portugalilainen, portugais, portugiesisch, πορτογάλοσ, ορτογάλος, portoghese, ポルトガル語 , ポルトガル", Portiugish, Portiugagh, português, португальский, portugués, portugis, portekizce, portekiz, Portekízlí, portekizli |
Russian | словарь, определение, трансляция, сдвиг, перевод, перемещение | روسي, اللغة الروسية, الروسية, 俄語 , 俄文 , 俄语, russer, venäläinen, Russe, russisch, Ρώσος, russo, ロシア語 , ロシア", Rooshish, Rooshagh, русский, ruso, ryss, Rusça |
Spanish | diccionario, definición, traducción | اللغة الأسبانية, الأسبانية, أسباني, 西班牙語 , 西班牙文 , 西班牙语, Spaans, espanjalainen, espagnol, spanisch, ισπανικά, ισπανικόσ, ισπανοί, spagnolo, スペイン語 , スパイ罪 , スペイン", スパニッシュ , Spaainish, Spaainagh, espanhol, испанский, español, spanska språk, spansk, ispanyollar, ispanyol, ispanyolca |
Swedish | ordbok, lexikon, översättning | اللغة السويدية, 瑞典語 , 瑞典语, Zweeds, ruotsalainen, suédois, schwedisch, σουηδικόσ, σουηδικά, svedese, スウェーデン語 , スウェーデン", Soolynish, Soolynagh, шведский, sueco, svensk, isveççe, isveç dili, isveç, Ísveçlí |
Turkish | sözlük, ansiklopedik sözlük, açıklama, belirleme, belirtme, kesinleştirme, tanım, tarif, seçiklik, tanımlama, tercüme | تركي أحد أبناء تركيا, اللغة التركية, 土耳其語 , 土耳其, turkkilainen, turque, türkisch, τούρκικοσ, Yn Turkish, Turkagh, турецкий, turco, turkisk, türkçe, türk |
Welsh | geirlyfr, geiriadur, diffiniad, darnodiad, trosiad | تهرب من دفع الرهان, الولزية لغة إقليم ويلز, ويلزي, 威"士, 威爾士語 , Wels, gallois, walisisch, ουάλλοσ, ουαλλικόσ, δεν πληρώνω τα οφειλόμενα, gallese, Bretnagh, galês, уэльский, galés, walesisk, galler ile ilgili, gal dili, bahisleri ödemeden kaçmak, ödemeden kaçmak, sözünü tutmamak, şartları yerine getirmemek, Cymreig |
English | Dictionary, Definition, Translation | الإنجليزية, الأنكليزي, إنكليزي, ترجمة إنكليزية, اللغة الإنكليزية, 英语, 英國 , 英文 , 英 , 英語 , englantia, englantilainen, anglais, englisch, εγγλέζοσ, αγγλικόσ, inglese, Sostynagh, Sostnagh, Baarlagh, inglês, английский, inglés, engelsk, ingiltere, ingiliz, Íngílízce, ingilizce, Íngílíz, ýngilizce, Saesneg |
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