abuser

English

Etymology

From abuse +‎ -er.

Pronunciation

  • Rhymes: -uːzə(ɹ)

Noun

abuser (plural abusers)

  1. One who abuses someone or something. [First attested around 1350 to 1470.][1]
  2. (obsolete) One who uses in an illegal or wrongful use. [Attested from the mid 17th century until the mid 18th century.][1]

Translations

References

  1. 1 2 Lesley Brown (editor), The Shorter Oxford English Dictionary, 5th edition (Oxford University Press, 2003 [1933], →ISBN), page 10

Anagrams

French

Etymology

From abus +‎ -er.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /a.by.ze/
  • abuser(file)

Verb

abuser

  1. to mislead
  2. (followed by the preposition de) to take advantage of somebody (especially sexually)
  3. to abuse (use improperly)
  4. (intransitive, slang) to go too far
    Mec, t'abuses, ça fait au moins trente minutes que je t'attends !
    Synonym: exagérer

Conjugation

Derived terms

Further reading

Norman

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Latin abūsus (“consumed, wasted, misused”) +‎ -er.

Verb

abuser

  1. (Jersey) to abuse
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