abuser
nounUK /əˈbjuː.zə/ · US /əˈbju.zɚ/
Etymology From abuse + -er.
1
One who abuses someone or something.
- drug abuser
- cocaine abuser
4 more examples
- child abuser
- abuser of my generosity
- Child sexual abusers are highly manipulative in their befriending of parents and children and are able to deceive all types of family.2006, Christiane Sanderson, Counselling Adult Survivors of Child Sexual Abuse, page 17:
- [The person] who was going to visit her with his wife had a physical resemblance to the abuser, so some of her inside children had a strong reaction of fear and revulsion to him. They were afraid to look at the face of the guest in case he was the abuser.2014, Alison Miller, Becoming Yourself: Overcoming Mind Control and Ritual Abuse, Karnac Books, →ISBN, page 185:
2
Obsolete One who uses in an illegal or wrongful use.
- Derived terms
- child abuser, coabuser, drug abuser, nonabuser, polyabuser, self-abuser, solvent abuser