abuser

C2+ Topic:People & Society

US /əˈbjuzɚ/ UK /əˈbjuːzə/ See IPA manual

Meanings

1

noun
a person who maltreats another or misuses something habitually

The clinic offered support to victims and counselling to the abuser.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 noun · a person who maltreats... maltreatermistreatertormentormolesteroppressor

Opposites

protector defender helper

Word family

Related forms abuse abusive use

Etymology

From abuse + -er, from Old French abuser, from Latin abūsus, past participle of abūtī ('to misuse, use up'), from ab- ('away, amiss') + ūtī ('to use').

abūtī Latin ūtī Latin

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People & Society Word Formation & Derivatives

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# abuser

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /əˈbjuzɚ/
**IPA (UK):** /əˈbjuːzə/

## Meanings
1. a person who maltreats another or misuses something habitually

## Examples
- The clinic offered support to victims and counselling to the abuser.

## Synonyms
- maltreater
- mistreater
- tormentor
- molester
- oppressor

## Antonyms
- protector
- defender
- helper

## Related Forms
- abuse
- abusive
- use

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: abūtī
- Root: ūtī

## Etymology
From abuse + -er, from Old French abuser, from Latin abūsus, past participle of abūtī ('to misuse, use up'), from ab- ('away, amiss') + ūtī ('to use').

## AI Etymology
Abuser is a noun meaning "a person who maltreats another or misuses something habitually". Historically, it is from abuse + -er, from Old French abuser, from Latin abūsus, past participle of abūtī ('to misuse, use up'), from ab- ('away, amiss') + ūtī ('to use'). The visible construction is part of the etymology: abuser is not just an unanalyzed simple word. The modern meaning, "a person who maltreats another or misuses something habitually", follows the base word through the added English ending. The historical chain links Latin abūtī with Latin ūtī. Close English family members include abuse, abusive, and use.

## Topics
- People & Society
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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