abhorrer

noun

ab·​hor·​rer əb-ˈhȯr-ər 

ab-

plural -s

sometimes capitalized

: one of the signers of an address to Charles II of England in 1679 in which those who had petitioned for the reconvening of Parliament were abhorred and condemned

Word History

First Known Use

1681, in the meaning defined above

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Rhymes for abhorrer

• explorer
• restorer
• borer
• corer
• horror
• maurer
• scorer
• storer