单词 | abuser |
释义 | abusern.1 1. a. A person who misuses, misapplies, distorts, or takes improper advantage of something. ΘΚΠ the mind > goodness and badness > wrongdoing > corruption > corrupt person or thing > [noun] > corrupting defouler14.. abusera1500 defiler1551 ulcer1602 blotter- the world > action or operation > harm or detriment > disadvantage > uselessness > misuse > [noun] > one who abusera1500 misuser1548 misimprover1712 a1500 tr. A. Chartier Traité de l'Esperance (Rawl.) (1974) 47 (MED) The punycion of the synne ought to turne vpon them that be abusers and nat to hym that gave it to a good vse. ?1500 Verses on Seven Virtues (single sheet) An abuser of Iustice hateth my syght. 1565 J. Hall in tr. Lanfranc Most Excellent Woorke Chirurg. Dedic. sig. †iii Where as there is one in Englande..that is indede a true minister of this arte, there are tenne abhominable abusers of the same. 1581 Acts Parl. Scotl. (1814) III. 233/2 Abusaris of the saidis inhibitionis. 1640 Bp. J. Wilkins Disc. New World & Another Planet (new ed.) i. ix. 120 There being not any absurditie..for which these abusers of the text, will not find out an argument. 1645 F. Quarles New Distemper 6 Good things, abused, work evill effects upon the abusers. 1708 Brit. Apollo 5–10 Nov. Goodwin in the Reign of William Rufus was a Great Abuser of the Privileges he enjoy'd by the unbounded favour of that Prince. 1746 J. Hervey Medit. among Tombs 32 God..may swear in his Wrath, that such Abusers of his Long-suffering ‘shall never enter into his Rest.’ 1836 R. Gordon Let. to Viscount Melbourne on Liberty of Subj. 61 Lord Brougham, the immaculate abuser of sinecures. 1860 Westm. Rev. (N.S.) No. 35. 66 The abusers of power received a merited amount of censure. 1939 Harvard Law Rev. 52 889 There are houses which find it difficult to avoid abuse of credit facilities if they wish to retain the custom of the abuser. 1978 Nineteenth-Century Fiction 33 65 He has been an abuser of authority, and his despotism has contributed to Bertram's misfortunes. 1996 Gold Coast Sun (Queensland) 3 July 18/2 (heading) Abusers of the system affect genuine cases. b. A person who abuses drugs or alcohol. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > use of drugs and poison > [noun] > drug-user drug-taker1800 sleigh-rider1833 abuser1847 user1935 joy-popper1936 popper1967 substance abuser1967 1847 W. H. Robertson Treat. Diet & Regimen (ed. 4) I. ii. 271 The intemperate abuser of the alcoholic compounds..subjects his system to alternations of excitement and consequent depression. 1873 Brit. Med. Jrnl. 4 Jan. 9/2 With the painter or plumber, be he never so temperate, the kidneys fare worse than with the abuser of alcohol, abuse it how he may. 1915 Gaz. & Bull. (Williamsport, Pa.) 10 Mar. 5/2 Any existing co-partnership heretofore existing between lay and professional drug abuser..will not be destroyed by this law. 1964 Sci. News Let. 22 Aug. 124/1 Out of 100,000 patients admitted, 44 were addicts and 38 abusers. 1978 Tucson (Arizona) Mag. Dec. 58/3 Sixteen are what are known as substance abusers. Their emotional problems are linked with excessive drinking or the taking of drugs. 2003 Piecework Sept. 14/1 This is the story of Ray Materson, an incarcerated alcohol and drug abuser. 2. A person who disparages something or someone, esp. in aggressive and insulting language; a reviler. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > contempt > disrepute > damage to reputation > disparagement or depreciation > [noun] > one who detractorc1384 obtrectator?a1475 hateful1510 obtrector1570 abusera1572 derogator1580 diminisher1601 disparager1611 substractora1616 mincer1619 undervaluer1651 decrier1698 subtractor1740 extenuator1751 crier1767 depreciator1799 vilipender1832 belittler1876 hatemonger1916 a1572 J. Knox Hist. Reformation Scotl. in Wks. (1846) I. 81 Without longar delay was a new Counsall convened, a Counsall, we meane, of his abusaris; wharein war accusationis laide against the most parte of the nobilitie. 1620 S. Rowlands Night-raven 34 Pray speake, had you this vexer and abuser, And were thus plagu'd as I, how would you vse her? a1639 J. Spottiswood Hist. Church Scotl. (1677) vi. 341 The Proclamation did often mention him and Col. Stewart as abusers of the King. 1792 G. Wakefield Mem. 306 He is wherewithal, as I am very credibly informed, a most virulent abuser of Socinians. 1828 Blackwood's Mag. Mar. 384/2 Mr. Hunt had been a despicable abuser of all lords, before he had ever sat in the company of one. 1861 F. Nightingale Notes on Nursing (new ed.) 53 I should be very glad if any of the abusers of tea would point out what to give to an English patient after a sleepless night, instead of tea. 1900 Insurance Press 26 Sept. 11/1 There is no just reason for singling out life insurance agents for conspicuous abuse, especially when the abuser is connected with the insurance business. 1921 J. H. Railey Show Down x. 132 There was still the sullenness that she had remembered, with its suggestion of sneering superiority to abuse and abuser. 1974 Y. Harkabi Arab Attitudes to Israel (ed. 2) iii. 131 A man's words also have an influence on himself, and abuse conveys an instruction to the abuser. 1993 P. Evans Verbal Abuse Survivors Speak Out iv. 72 A verbally abusive relationship does not improve unless the abuser becomes aware of his behavior. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > deceit, deception, trickery > [noun] > one who deceives swikec1000 wielerOE adderOE knavec1275 treacherc1290 guiler1303 gabbera1325 tricharda1327 faitoura1340 jugglera1340 beswiker1340 wernard1362 knackerc1380 beguilera1382 deceiver1382 illusor1382 deceivant1393 fob1393 falsea1400 mocker?c1450 feature14.. deceptor1484 seductor1490 bullera1500 troker?a1500 craftera1529 circumventorc1540 bobber1542 cloyner?1550 illuder?1550 tricker1550 double-dealer1567 treacherer1571 falsary1573 abuser1579 falser1579 treachetour1590 deluder1592 ignis fatuus1592 foolmonger1593 prestigiator1595 aguiler1598 baffler1606 cog-foist1606 feaguer1610 guile-man1614 hocus-pocus1624 colt1632 hoodwink1638 blindfoldera1649 napper1653 cheat1664 fooler1677 underdealer1682 circumvenerc1686 chincher1688 dodger1698 nickum1699 sheep-shearer1699 trickster1711 bilker1717 trickologist1723 taker-in1776 bilk1790 duper1792 Yorkshire bite1801 intake1808 gammoner1819 doer1840 delusionist1841 fiddler1857 snide1874 hoodwinker1884 tanger1886 take-down1888 tiddlywinker1893 wangler1912 frost1914 twicer1924 lurkman1945 jive-ass1964 skanker1973 1579 L. Tomson tr. J. Calvin Serm. Epist. S. Paule to Timothie & Titus 826/2 All they which giue themselues to wickednesse..are false varlets & abusers, in pretending at this day the name of Christians. 1599 J. Hayward 1st Pt. Henrie IIII 27 Some of the secrete counsailers..and abusers of the King, whistled him in the eare, that his going to Westminster was neither seemly nor safe. 1614 S. Rowlands Fooles Bolt soone Shott sig. B3 For so doth Sathan, soules abuser, First tempt to ill, then turne accuser. 1642 J. Denham Sophy v. 53 Next thou, th' abuser of thy Princes eare. 1691 J. Hartcliffe Treat. Virtues 59 New Hope is the greatest Cheat to, and Abuser of Men. 4. A person who defiles someone, a violator; a person who injures or mistreats someone; spec. a person who mistreats a woman or child sexually or otherwise, esp. on a regular basis. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > behaviour > bad behaviour > ill-treatment > [noun] > one who ill-treats abuser1584 victimizer1831 maltreater1902 society > morality > moral evil > licentiousness > unchastity > loss of chastity > [noun] > defilement of chastity or woman > forcible > one who rapes ravishera1325 ravenerc1390 violator?a1475 rapter1582 abuser1584 raptor1592 rapist1869 raper1878 1584 King James VI & I Ess. Prentise Poesie sig. Eij Abusers, staikes it not to lurk in lust? ?1610 J. Fletcher Faithfull Shepheardesse v. sig. I4v Retire a while, Behinde this bushk [sic], till wee haue knowen that vile Aboser of young Maydens. 1611 Bible (King James) 1 Cor. vi. 9 Nor adulterers, nor effeminate, nor abusers of themselues with mankine. View more context for this quotation 1663 J. Spencer Disc. Prodigies ii. §6 43 That day of vengeance wherein God will destroy the murderers and abusers of his servants. 1777 S. Loftus Reply Reasonings Mr. Gibbons i. 7 Their Gods..were made up of the undutiful and incestuous, of the abusers of themselves with mankind. 1789 O. Equiano Interesting Narr. Life II. xi. 197 Finding my cruel abuser fast asleep, I begged some of his slaves to slack the rope that was round my body. 1839 Gentleman's Mag. Jan. 172 ‘Take that weapon,’ said I, ‘and defend yourself; or I shall deem that the abuser of a woman is a coward among men.’ 1888 H. E. Manning Child of Eng. Savage 12 It is due not to peculiarity in the spirit of the abused child, but to peculiarity in the spirit of the adult abuser of the child. 1939 Jrnl. Negro Educ. 8 631 We must use..the white man's natural human fear of being looked upon as an abuser of the weak. 1978 N. S. Jacobson & G. Margolin Marital Therapy ix. 317 This places both partners in the role of abuser and victim. 2001 A. Gurnah By the Sea (2002) vi. 198 He made me think of someone..capable of small, sustained cruelties on himself and others weaker than himself, an abuser. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2011; most recently modified version published online December 2021). † abusern.2 Law. Obsolete. Misuse of a franchise or an office granted by the monarch, esp. when it results in its forfeiture; = misuser n.2 ΘΚΠ society > law > rule of law > lawlessness > specific offences > [noun] > misuse of a liberty, benefit, or trust misuser1607 abusera1616 misdoing1632 malpractice1739 malpraxis1866 the world > action or operation > harm or detriment > disadvantage > uselessness > misuse > [noun] > wrongful use abusera1616 a1616 C. Calthrope Relation Lord of Mannor & Coppy-holder (1635) 26 If a Man have a faire to be used two day and he keepes it three dayes, this abuser is a Forfeiture. 1646 in J. Rushworth Hist. Coll.: Fourth Pt. (1701) I. 316 That an act be passed for granting and confirming of the charters..of the City of London, notwithstanding any Nonuser, Misuser or Abuser. 1689 F. Fullwood Agreem. Present & Former Govt. vi. 37 An Office..may be lost three ways; either by Insufficiency, or Forfeiture, or Cession, called Non-qualification, Abuser, or Non-user. a1734 R. North Examen (1740) iii. viii. §60. 630 The Corporation..for every unlawful Act done by the Body was seisable, for the Abuser, as forfeited. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2011; most recently modified version published online December 2020). < |
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