adulterer

[ uh-duhl-ter-er ]

/ əˈdʌl tər ər /

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noun

a person who commits adultery.

Nearby words

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Origin of adulterer

1350–1400; earlier adulter adulterer (< Latin, back formation from adulterāre to defile; see adulterate) + -er¹; replacing Middle English avouter, avoutrer < Old French < Latin

Can be confused

adulterer adulterate

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Examples from the Web for adulterer

By the time of this third episode of Season 1, we were well aware of Don as a liar, cad, and adulterer.
The 10 Most Essential TV Episodes From ‘Sopranos,’ ‘Breaking Bad,’ and More|Brett Martin|June 30, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Suppose that I want to know if I am about to be caught as an adulterer, which is question 100.
The Best of Brit Lit|Peter Stothard|March 18, 2010|DAILY BEAST
What satisfaction is to be made by a fornicator or adulterer?
A Christian Directory (Part 4 of 4)|Richard Baxter
But give me your right hands, and your honour, that the adulterer shall not come off unpunished.
The History of Rome, Books 01 to 08|Titus Livius

He is an adulterer and a "shape-shifter," like all medicine-men and savage sorcerers.
Myth, Ritual And Religion, Vol. 2 (of 2)|Andrew Lang
And even if their wives commit adultery, action is never taken against the woman, but against the adulterer.
The Philippine Islands, 1493-1803, Volume V., 1582-1583|Various
The story runs that one day a Greek asked a Spartan what punishment was meted out in Sparta to the adulterer.
Woman under socialism|August Bebel

British Dictionary definitions for adulterer

adulterer

/ (əˈdʌltərə) /

noun

a person who has committed adultery

Word Origin for adulterer

C16: originally also adulter, from Latin adulter, back formation from adulterāre to adulterate

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