abuser

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English

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Etymology

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From abuse +‎ -er.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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abuser (plural abusers)

  1. One who abuses someone or something. [First attested around 1350 to 1470.][1]
    drug abuser
    cocaine abuser
    child abuser
    abuser of my generosity
  2. (obsolete) One who uses in an illegal or wrongful use. [Attested from the mid 17th century until the mid 18th century.][1]

Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Russian: абью́зер (abʹjúzer)

Translations

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References

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  1. 1.0 1.1 Lesley Brown, editor-in-chief, William R. Trumble and Angus Stevenson, editors (2002), “abuser”, in The Shorter Oxford English Dictionary on Historical Principles, 5th edition, Oxford, New York, N.Y.: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 10.

Anagrams

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French

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Etymology

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From abus +‎ -er.

Pronunciation

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Verb

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abuser

  1. to mislead
  2. to take advantage [with de ‘of’] (especially sexually)
  3. to abuse (use improperly)
  4. (intransitive, slang) to go too far
    Synonym: exagérer
    Mec, t’abuses, ça fait au moins trente minutes que je t’attends !Dude, you're taking advantage, it's been at least thirty minutes I've been waiting for you!

Conjugation

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Further reading

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Norman

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Latin abūsus (consumed, wasted, misused) +‎ -er.

Pronunciation

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Verb

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abuser

  1. (Jersey) to abuse

References

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  • Spence, N.C.W. (1960). Glossary of Jersey-French. Oxford: Blackwell. p. 40.