blamer

noun

Definition of blamernext
as in troublemaker

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for blamer
  1. troublemaker
  2. accuser
  3. harasser
  4. tormentor
  5. instigator
  6. torturer
  7. agitator
  8. persecutor
Noun
  • Based on the true story of a reform school where Black boys went missing, the novel pairs the stories of two teens, one a troublemaker and the other caught up by mistake.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 20 July 2026
  • She was cast as Athena, the class ‘troublemaker’ was Odysseus, and the school’s headmaster bumbled around, one-eyed, as the Cyclops.
    — Sarah Shachat, IndieWire, 17 July 2026
Definition of troublemaker
Noun
  • The vote to remove Khan comes days after his accuser went public in an interview with CNN’s Christiane Amanpour.
    — Sophie Tanno, CNN Money, 24 July 2026
  • The family of Virginia Roberts Giuffre, the most outspoken Epstein accuser before her 2025 death, also attended.
    — Erin Mansfield, USA Today, 16 July 2026
Definition of accuser
Noun
  • There is just no defending that behavior, and the harasser/scumbag should walk the plank, so to speak.
    — Geoff Clark OutKick, FOXNews.com, 26 June 2026
  • Still, the star did not name her harassers.
    — Chanel Vargas, InStyle, 22 May 2026
Definition of harasser
Noun
  • There’s Chris Hargensen (Alison Thornton), Carrie’s chief tormentor at public school — the one who famously pours pig’s blood on the girl at prom.
    — Nick Romano, Entertainment Weekly, 13 July 2026
  • Lionel Messi is an all-timer (not to mention a frequent Atlanta United tormentor) and, at 39 years old, this may be his last World Cup.
    — Tyler Estep, AJC.com, 13 July 2026
Definition of tormentor
Noun
  • It was said in jest, yet the sport’s most audacious instigators might take him up on it.
    — Stephen J. Nesbitt, New York Times, 23 July 2026
  • Greek director-screenwriter-producer Tsangari is considered a principal instigator of the Greek New Wave.
    — Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 22 July 2026
Definition of instigator
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
  • Naturally, Cornyn’s increasing role as a White House agitator and swing vote hasn’t gone over well with the MAGA base.
    — Ramsey Touchberry, The Washington Examiner, 25 July 2026
  • Some of the speculation comes from state workers who are unhappy with the governor’s decision, the moderator said, but the subreddit’s activity also attracts outside agitators who are obviously not government employees.
    — William Melhado, Sacbee.com, 21 July 2026
Definition of agitator
Noun
  • Third-graders would learn about the Road to Damascus, which tells the story of Paul’s transformation from an early persecutor of Christians into a follower.
    — Heather Hollingsworth, Los Angeles Times, 10 Apr. 2026
  • Third graders would learn about the Road to Damascus, which tells the story of Paul's transformation from an early persecutor of Christians into a follower.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 8 Apr. 2026
Definition of persecutor
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