decimator
/dˈɛsᵻmˌeɪɾɚ/ noun**Decimator** is a noun for someone—or something—that wipes out a large portion of whatever it targets. The term springs from the old Roman practice of killing one in ten soldiers as punishment, but today it usually describes any devastating, sweeping destruction. In casual speech a decimator might be a plague, a hurricane, or a ruthless competitor. Use **decimator** when you want to emphasize the scale of ruin rather than a precise count. It works for both living and non‑living agents: a disease can be a decimator of populations, and a budget cut can be a decimator of programs. The word carries a grim, almost theatrical flair, suggesting systematic, overwhelming loss rather than a mere mishap.
【核心含义】指造成大规模毁灭的人或事物，强调毁灭性的打击力度。
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【Significado central】Persona o cosa que arrasa o destruye una proporción enorme de aquello que ataca, causando una devastación masiva y sistemática.
El término tiene su origen en la práctica romana de ejecutar a uno de cada diez soldados como castigo, así que conserva un tono sombrío y casi teatral. Hoy se usa de forma más flexible para cualquier devastación a gran escala, no solo la décima parte literal. Funciona tanto para agentes humanos (un competidor despiadado) como para fuerzas impersonales (una plaga, un huracán, un recorte presupuestario). Es más intenso que *destructor* (*destroyer*), ya que implica pérdida abrumadora e implacable, no un simple accidente. Colocaciones útiles: *decimador de poblaciones*, *decimador de empleos*, *decimador de programas*. Se escucha con frecuencia en el periodismo y en textos literarios o de análisis, aunque también aparece en conversación informal cuando se quiere exagerar el impacto de algo. No confundir con *depredador* (*predator*), que sugiere caza continua, ni con *exterminador* (*exterminator*), que apunta a una eliminación total.
noun tithe collector countable
The decimator collected one-tenth of the harvest from each farmer.
(名词) 什一税征收者
什一税征收员向每位农民收取收成的十分之一。
(sustantivo) diezmero; cobrador del diezmo; recaudador de diezmos
El recaudador de diezmos cobraba la décima parte de la cosecha de cada agricultor.
(nom) dîmeur; collecteur de dîme; percepteur de dîme [Personne qui perçoit la dîme, c'est-à-dire qui prélève le dixième d'une récolte ou d'un revenu.]
Le percepteur de la dîme collectait un dixième de la récolte auprès de chaque agriculteur.
(Substantiv) Zehntner; Zehntaufseher [**decimator** *Substantiv* (historisch): Eine Person, die im Auftrag einer Obrigkeit den *Zehnten* (eine Steuer in Form eines Zehntels der Ernte oder des Einkommens) eintrieb.]
Der **decimator** kam jedes Jahr im Herbst, um den Zehnten der Bauern einzufordern.
(名詞) 十分の一税（収穫の10分の1）を徴収する者。
decimator は各農民から収穫の十分の一を集めた。
(substantivo) cobrador de dízimo; dizimador; arrecadador de dízimos
O cobrador de dízimo recolhia um décimo da colheita de cada agricultor.
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