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Recent Examples of victimizer
Anyone who thinks the only alternative to being a victim is to be a victimizer is missing some important possibilities.
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Nikhil Krishnan, New Yorker, 20 Apr. 2026
Even if online shaming continues, this accountability will make sure that the victimizer will face social consequences as well.
—Eli Thompson, Rolling Stone, 25 Oct. 2025
Nikhil Krishnan, New Yorker, 20 Apr. 2026
Even if online shaming continues, this accountability will make sure that the victimizer will face social consequences as well.
—Eli Thompson, Rolling Stone, 25 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for victimizer
Noun
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While Lala and Gibbs are enjoying their cute moment, and the team is celebrating its rebranding to NCIS, their colleague Randy (Caleb Foote) is kidnapped by unknown assailants.—
Britt Hayes,
Entertainment Weekly,
28 May 2026
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Many assumed that the assailant was after money, given Savannah’s notoriety.—
Allison DeGrushe,
StyleCaster,
28 May 2026
Noun
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Betty Ellerbe was waiting for an Uber on Sunday when her attacker rounded the the corner of her Brownsville apartment building located near Glenmore and Christopher Aves.—
Kerry Burke,
New York Daily News,
2 June 2026
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Other attackers Arsenal admire include Champions League final opponent Bradley Barcola and Ajax winger Mika Godts.—
James McNicholas,
New York Times,
2 June 2026
Noun
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He was released from custody on March 31 after posting a $600,000 bond and ordered to have no contact with his accuser, who is now 14, or any unsupervised contact with any minors under the age of 18 — including his four young children and two youngest siblings.—
Julia Moore,
PEOPLE,
28 May 2026
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The case involved the testimony of a single accuser, Jessica Mann, rather than the testimonies of multiple accusers.—
Brian Welk,
IndieWire,
15 May 2026
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Meanwhile, younger brother Sam begins to suspect that Michael's new friends are not merely troublemakers, but vampires.—
Dave Quinn,
PEOPLE,
27 Apr. 2026
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Retaliation can include being assigned to a station far from home, passed up for promotions or labeled a troublemaker.—
Alene Tchekmedyian,
Los Angeles Times,
23 Apr. 2026
Cite this Entry
“Victimizer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/victimizer. Accessed 6 Jun. 2026.
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