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scapegoater

scapegoater noun: a person who makes a scapegoat of another person (punishes someone for another's wrongdoing).

Noun

scapegoater (plural scapegoaters)

  1. A person who makes a scapegoat of another person (punishes someone for another's wrongdoing)

Forms of scapegoater

pluralscapegoaters

Origin of scapegoater

From scapegoat + -er.

Questions about scapegoater

What does scapegoater mean?
Scapegoater means a person who makes a scapegoat of another person (punishes someone for another's wrongdoing).
What part of speech is scapegoater?
Scapegoater is a noun.
What is the plural of scapegoater?
The plural of scapegoater is scapegoaters.

Words near scapegoater in the dictionary

  1. scapegallows
  2. scapegallowses
  3. scapegoat
  4. scapegoatable
  5. scapegoated
  6. scapegoater
  7. scapegoaters
  8. scapegoating
  9. scapegoatings
  10. scapegoatish
  11. scapegoatism

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