appropriator

/ə'prouprieitə/

Thân thiện

An appropriator takes a colleague's lunch from the shared refrigerator.

Definition

1. Noun:
   • Someone who takes something for their own use: An "appropriator" is a person who takes possession of something, often without permission or legal right, for their own personal use or benefit.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • The museum identified the wealthy collector as the appropriator of the stolen artifacts.
  • In the story, the villain is an appropriator who seizes land that does not belong to him.

Advanced Usage

• Cultural Appropriator: This term is used in sociological contexts to describe a person or entity that adopts elements from a culture that is not their own, often without understanding or respect, and typically while members of the originating culture are marginalized.
  • The brand was criticized for being a cultural appropriator after using sacred indigenous patterns in its fashion line.

Variants and Related Words

• Appropriate (verb): To take something for one's own use, typically without the owner's permission.
  • He attempted to appropriate funds for personal expenses.
• Appropriation (noun): The action of taking something for one's own use.
  • The appropriation of public land was controversial.

Synonyms

• Expropriator: One who takes property, especially for public use, but often with compensation.
• Usurper: One who takes a position of power or property illegally or by force.
• Seizer: One who takes hold of something suddenly and forcibly.

Related Phrases

• To act as an appropriator: To behave in the manner of someone who takes things for their own use.
  • By copying the design without credit, the company was acting as an appropriator of intellectual property.

Học thuật

Noun

1. someone who takes for his or her own use (especially without permission)