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batterer

batterer noun: one who batters.

Noun

batterer (plural batterers)

  1. One who batters.
    • "If you've been assaulted and battered," said the Mayor, "we shall have to arrest the assaulters and batterers, as well."1918, Norman Lindsay, The Magic Pudding, Sydney: Angus and Robertson, page 138
  2. One who batters their spouse: one who commits domestic violence.
  3. One who applies batter.
    • "This is serious," replied the potential fish batterer.1987, Kerry Cue, Hang On To Your Horses Doovers, page 13

Forms of batterer

pluralbatterers

Origin of batterer

From batter + -er.

Questions about batterer

What does batterer mean?
Batterer means one who batters.
What part of speech is batterer?
Batterer is a noun.
What is the plural of batterer?
The plural of batterer is batterers.

Words near batterer in the dictionary

  1. battered sav
  2. battered savs
  3. battered woman syndrome
  4. batteree
  5. batterees
  6. batterer
  7. batterers
  8. battereth
  9. batterfang
  10. batterfanged
  11. batterfanging

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