← BackshareGuessdesolaters/ˈdɛsəleɪtərz/nounPeople or things that make a place empty, barren, or ruined.Drought and pests are natural desolaters of farmland.The invading army were desolaters, leaving villages in ashes.The corporation was criticized as a desolater of the local environment.SynonymsdestroyerravagerAntonymscreatorbuilder