adulterer

noun

adul·​ter·​er ə-ˈdəl-tər-ər 

: a person who commits adultery

especially : a man who commits adultery

Examples of adulterer in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Odysseus is a king, a thief, a warrior, a leader who loses his men, an absentee father, an adulterer, and a devoted husband yearning for home. — Natasha O'Neill, Vanity Fair, 16 July 2026

In 17th-century Massachusetts, Hester Prynne struggles to live in society after being forced to wear the letter A, for adulterer, after giving birth to a child out of wedlock. — Shyla Watson, PEOPLE, 6 July 2026

There had been many hotel rooms for the adulterers, currently peacefully asleep in a large white bed. — Literary Hub, 22 Apr. 2026

Artists have also used their works to explore themes of culpability and punishment, and to demonstrate the consequences of infidelity for the families of the adulterers. — Smithsonian Magazine, 29 July 2025

Word History

Etymology

alteration (conformed to Latin adulter) of Middle English advowtrer, avowtrer, advouterer, avouterer, from avouter, avowtier "adulterer" (borrowed from Anglo-French avuiltre, avouter, going back to Latin adulter, noun derivative of adulterāre "to commit adultery with, pollute, adulterate entry 1") + -er -er entry 2

First Known Use

circa 1506, in the meaning defined above