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batterer

[ bat-er-er ]

noun

  1. a person or thing that batters. batter.
  2. a person who inflicts violent physical abuse upon a child, spouse, or other person.


ˈbatterer

/ ˈbætərə /

noun

    1. a person who batters someone
    2. ( in combination )

      baby-batterer

      wife-batterer

“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


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Word History and Origins

Origin of batterer1

First recorded in 1605–15; batter 1 + -er 1
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Example Sentences

The Court of Appeals agreed that Ricardo Valadez was not entitled to sole legal custody because he had not shown he had successfully completed state-mandated treatment for batterers from a certified program.

They developed their VR tool after consulting extensively with gender violence experts to learn about domestic abusers and how batterer intervention programs work.

In addition to measuring levels of empathy, the Finnish researchers will use measures such as heart rate to see how the experience affects individual batterers.

Already, authorities in some parts of Spain have integrated this VR exercise into their prison-based intervention programs for batterers, and researchers in Finland are beginning to examine it too.

A felon or domestic batterer or disturbed person need only find a person with a clean background to buy a weapon for him.

But a man who is already a batterer, he is probably going to abuse his partner more often in a stressful situation.

It tore me apart Friday when I heard that Rihanna was already planning to reconcile with her batterer.

It is Ocean, usurper of Earth's deepest vales, besieger of islands, batterer of continents.

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