adulterer

[ uh-duhl-ter-er ]

/ əˈdʌl tər ər /

SEE SYNONYMS FOR adulterer ON THESAURUS.COM

noun

a person who commits adultery.

Origin of adulterer

1350–1400; earlier adulter adulterer (<Latin, back formation from adulterāre to defile; see adulterate) + -er¹; replacing Middle English avouter, avoutrer<Old French <Latin

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH adulterer

adulterer , adulterate

Words nearby adulterer

adult, adult education, adulterant, adulterate, adulteration, adulterer, adulteress, adulterine, adulterous, adultery, adultescent

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Example sentences from the Web for adulterer

By the time of this third episode of Season 1, we were well aware of Don as a liar, cad, and adulterer.
The 10 Most Essential TV Episodes From ‘Sopranos,’ ‘Breaking Bad,’ and More|Brett Martin|June 30, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Suppose that I want to know if I am about to be caught as an adulterer, which is question 100.
The Best of Brit Lit|Peter Stothard|March 18, 2010|DAILY BEAST
What satisfaction is to be made by a fornicator or adulterer?
A Christian Directory (Part 4 of 4)|Richard Baxter
But give me your right hands, and your honour, that the adulterer shall not come off unpunished.
The History of Rome, Books 01 to 08|Titus Livius

He is an adulterer and a "shape-shifter," like all medicine-men and savage sorcerers.
Myth, Ritual And Religion, Vol. 2 (of 2)|Andrew Lang
And even if their wives commit adultery, action is never taken against the woman, but against the adulterer.
The Philippine Islands, 1493-1803, Volume V., 1582-1583|Various
The story runs that one day a Greek asked a Spartan what punishment was meted out in Sparta to the adulterer.
Woman under socialism|August Bebel

British Dictionary definitions for adulterer

adulterer

/ (əˈdʌltərə) /

noun

a person who has committed adultery

Word Origin for adulterer

C16: originally also adulter, from Latin adulter, back formation from adulterāre to adulterate

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单词	adulterer
释义	adulterer [ uh-duhl-ter-er ] / əˈdʌl tər ər / SEE SYNONYMS FOR adulterer ON THESAURUS.COM noun a person who commits adultery. Origin of adulterer 1350–1400; earlier adulter adulterer (<Latin, back formation from adulterāre to defile; see adulterate) + -er¹; replacing Middle English avouter, avoutrer<Old French <Latin WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH adulterer adulterer , adulterate Words nearby adulterer adult, adult education, adulterant, adulterate, adulteration, adulterer, adulteress, adulterine, adulterous, adultery, adultescent Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for adulterer By the time of this third episode of Season 1, we were well aware of Don as a liar, cad, and adulterer. The 10 Most Essential TV Episodes From ‘Sopranos,’ ‘Breaking Bad,’ and More\|Brett Martin\|June 30, 2013\|DAILY BEAST Suppose that I want to know if I am about to be caught as an adulterer, which is question 100. The Best of Brit Lit\|Peter Stothard\|March 18, 2010\|DAILY BEAST What satisfaction is to be made by a fornicator or adulterer? A Christian Directory (Part 4 of 4)\|Richard Baxter But give me your right hands, and your honour, that the adulterer shall not come off unpunished. The History of Rome, Books 01 to 08\|Titus Livius He is an adulterer and a "shape-shifter," like all medicine-men and savage sorcerers. Myth, Ritual And Religion, Vol. 2 (of 2)\|Andrew Lang And even if their wives commit adultery, action is never taken against the woman, but against the adulterer. The Philippine Islands, 1493-1803, Volume V., 1582-1583\|Various The story runs that one day a Greek asked a Spartan what punishment was meted out in Sparta to the adulterer. Woman under socialism\|August Bebel British Dictionary definitions for adulterer adulterer / (əˈdʌltərə) / noun a person who has committed adultery Word Origin for adulterer C16: originally also adulter, from Latin adulter, back formation from adulterāre to adulterate Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to adulterer gallant, flirt, debaucher, lover, operator, cruiser, swinger, dallier, chaser, womanizer, skirt chaser, lady's man
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