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retributor|rɪˈtrɪbjʊtə(r)|
[a. L. retribūtor, agent-noun f. retribuĕre to retribute. Cf. F. rétributeur, It. retributore.]
One who makes retribution: a repayer.
1612–5Bp. Hall Contempl., O.T. xii. iv, They had learned, that thankfulness was not to be measured of good men by the weight, but by the will of the retributor. 1614T. Adams Devil's Banquet ii. 85 God is a iust Iudge, a retributor of euery man his owne. 1844Tupper Crock of G. xlvii, Those who in this world were mutual workers of iniquity may find themselves in the next sworn retributors of wrath. 1860Pusey Min. Proph. 22 The most just Retributor of those who persevere in rebellion against Him. |