1. Plural of decimator; persons or things that decimate or destroy a large portion of something.
Usage: Often used in contexts of war, disease, or natural disaster.; Can refer to literal destroyers or metaphorical forces of destruction.

Examples

• The locusts were decimators of the crops across the region.
• Antibiotics proved to be decimators of the bacterial infection.
• The invading armies were decimators of the ancient civilization.
• Hurricanes are natural decimators of coastal communities.
• The disease decimators swept through the population in the 14th century.
• These pests are decimators of forest ecosystems.
• The economic crisis created decimators of small businesses.