Thesaurus results for ABUSER

abuser

noun

Definition of abuser

as in oppressor

Related Words

Relevance

Example Sentences

Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to show current usage. Read More Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.

Recent Examples of abuser Hamilton’s campaign has vehemently denied the allegations and a series of court records undercut the claim that Hamilton attempted to protect the child abuser, who was ultimately convicted for an unrelated offense. — Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 12 Oct. 2026 But conservatives could only focus on race, Hancock said, because the idea of a Black welfare abuser has worked for them for decades. — Laura Turbay, Los Angeles Times, 6 Oct. 2026 The media has overwhelming taken Wilson's side, even after the man was proven innocent, and players like Chicago Sky's Natasha Cloud claimed the fan may be a domestic abuser. — Jon Root Outkick, FOXNews.com, 2 Oct. 2026 Every token an abuser consumes creates an immediate operating cost the company will never recoup. — Sarita Singh, Fortune, 28 Sep. 2026 Trailer has dropped for Netflix‘s Hunting Gary Glitter, the former pop superstar who was exposed as a serial child abuser. — Max Goldbart, Deadline, 16 Sep. 2026 The two sisters kill Gillian’s abuser, whose spirit comes back to haunt and eventually possess Gillian. — Angelica Jade Bastién, Vulture, 11 Sep. 2026 He’s been called an abuser, a pornographer, a dictator and an agent of the Russian state. — Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 8 Sep. 2026 In Season 2, Mary-Louise comes crashing into Celeste’s life after Perry’s death, eager to take custody of her grandsons and unable to see that her son was an abuser. — Clare Mulroy, USA Today, 25 Aug. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for abuser

Noun

Can an accurate story of a system of oppression be derived from sources created and preserved by the oppressors?

— Drew Gilpin Faust, The New York Review of Books, 19 Sep. 2026
For the left that supports the Palestinian cause, Muslims are the oppressed and the West – including Israel – are the oppressors… Whether Muslims hold conservative-religious views in this context is irrelevant.

— Tyler Speicher, FOXNews.com, 15 Sep. 2026

Definition of oppressor

Noun

Red is immediately abducted, cut open in an ambulance, and injected with pain-magnifying drugs by his torturers, while Liz accidentally murders the mysterious man surveilling her next door.

— EW Staff, Entertainment Weekly, 25 June 2026
Aaron escapes his torturers, first by rooting himself in the town’s only movie theater open to Black people, and then by lying about his age and enlisting in the Navy at 16.

— Meredith Maran, Los Angeles Times, 1 June 2026

Definition of torturer

Noun

Parton’s ability to become the harasser without falling into some version of male drag makes this short sequence far superior to the many films with a similar premise that followed.

— Culture Critic, Los Angeles Times, 26 Aug. 2026
White stars can help by publicly supporting their Black colleagues, who are especially targeted by online trolls and harassers.

— Ian O'Connor, New York Times, 26 Aug. 2026

Definition of harasser

Noun

Are prisoners in Nazi concentration camps not the legal owners of artworks they were forced to make by their SS persecutors?

— Devorah Lauter, ARTnews.com, 18 Sep. 2026
Honoring the undocumented and decrying their persecutors at the height of her career, against political headwinds and with nothing to gain and everything to lose, was par for her life, and a challenge for all of us to do the same.

— Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 26 Aug. 2026

Definition of persecutor

Noun

And strength to resist reducing complex human challenges to slogans, enemies, or simple answers.

— Halla Tómasdóttir, Time, 16 Oct. 2026
In other words, the brain makes sure that the Valkyrie follows European protocols about when to engage with and fire upon an enemy.

— David Szondy October 15, New Atlas, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of enemy

Noun

But having to navigate designing a hopeful film, one devoid of an antagonist that also heralds a positive view of AI, was a challenge in its own right.

— Corbin Bolies, Variety, 9 Oct. 2026
Márquez was a chief protagonist — or antagonist, depending on your perspective — during his days as captain of Mexico.

— Felipe Cardenas, New York Times, 4 Oct. 2026

Definition of antagonist

Noun

Glasper eventually offered the heckler a drink as a peace offering, but the impromptu music debate took up too much of the show’s 90-minute runtime.

— William E. Ketchum III, VIBE.com, 14 Oct. 2026
The crowd jeered and guffawed throughout the event and a heckler who stood up to yell at the stage was led out of the hall halfway through.

— John Aguilar, Denver Post, 7 Oct. 2026

Definition of heckler

Noun

Even Jamal Murray, who prides himself on not being a foul-baiter, couldn’t resist leaning into Darryn Peterson after the rookie left his feet on a shot fake.

— Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 7 Oct. 2026
Like dropping Emmett Till's name in an article about the WNBA All-Star game, that's got to be an all-time rage baiter.

— Ryan Canfield OutKick, FOXNews.com, 25 July 2026

Definition of baiter

Browse Nearby Words

abused

abuser

abusers

See all Nearby Words

Cite this Entry

Style

“Abuser.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/abuser. Accessed 20 Oct. 2026.

Copy Citation

Synonyms of abuser

noun

Example Sentences

Browse Nearby Words

Cite this Entry

More from Merriam-Webster

Word of the Day

compunction

Popular in Grammar & Usage

'Affect' vs. 'Effect'

Merriam-Webster’s Great Big List of Words You Love to Hate

The Exceptions of '-s' and '-es' Plurals

Is it 'nerve-racking' or 'nerve-wracking'?

What's the difference between 'fascism' and 'socialism'?

Popular in Wordplay

16 Food Words Recently Added to the Dictionary

The Real Origin of 'Supercalifragilistic'

9 Words That Sound Like Insults But Aren't

7 Words for Bad Endings and Rough Situations

Did 'orange' the fruit or the color come first?

Popular

'Affect' vs. 'Effect'

16 Food Words Recently Added to the Dictionary

The Real Origin of 'Supercalifragilistic'

Games & Quizzes