inflicter

C2+ Topic:Describing People

Also spelled inflictor

US /ɪnˈflɪktəɹ/ UK /ɪnˈflɪktəɹ/
noun

Meanings

  1. 1
    noun

    a person or thing that causes something painful, harmful, or unwelcome

    The court distinguished the victim from the inflicter of the injury.

Etymology

From inflict + -er.

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