Thesaurus results for ABUSER

abuser

noun

as in oppressor

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Recent Examples of abuser At one point, the accused abuser's ex-wife reported the inappropriate relationship to school higher-ups, attorneys said. —

Lauren Victory, CBS News, 10 Mar. 2026 The book jacket’s author photo is the first time Jamie learns Frank looked exactly like his abuser, adding a whole other layer to this revelation. —

Hunter Ingram, Variety, 7 Mar. 2026 Protagonist Birdie Chang, now in her 20s, has gone to Whidbey Island to escape TV anchor Linzie King’s book about their abuser Calvin Boyer, but no one can get away from reckoning with the real truth of the past. —

Bethanne Patrick, Los Angeles Times, 3 Mar. 2026 She was raised in America, lives in America, and chooses to compete against her own country for, literally, the worst human rights abuser on the planet, China. —

Jackson Thompson, FOXNews.com, 18 Feb. 2026 Authorities alleged Green was a serial abuser who attacked three different girlfriends and shot one of their friends in the leg, who was trying to protect her. —

Meredith Colias-Pete, Chicago Tribune, 17 Feb. 2026 Both Kelly and Landfair were adamant about their love, and a 17-year-old Landfair was so deep under her abuser’s spell that her parents had no hope of successfully luring her away from Kelly. —

Cheyenne Roundtree, Rolling Stone, 31 Jan. 2026 Nichole did not name her alleged abuser in the caption. —

Daniel S. Levine, PEOPLE, 8 Jan. 2026 Given his history of domestic violence, his probation included participating in an abuser treatment program. —

Ryan Oehrli, Charlotte Observer, 23 Dec. 2025

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The first phase of US occupation was launched in the belief that the Iraqi people would rise up and reject their oppressors.

— Nick Paton Walsh, CNN Money, 6 Mar. 2026
But others, now rejoicing in the streets, will remember him as an oppressor who put personal power and profit above the public interest.

— Eric Lob, The Conversation, 2 Mar. 2026