batterer

[ bat-er-er ]

noun

1. a person or thing that batters. batter.
2. a person who inflicts violent physical abuse upon a child, spouse, or other person.

ˈbatterer

/ ˈbætərə /

noun

1. 1. a person who batters someone
   2. ( in combination )

      wife-batterer

      baby-batterer

Word History and Origins

Origin of batterer¹

First recorded in 1605–15; batter ¹ + -er ¹

Example Sentences

The Court of Appeals agreed that Ricardo Valadez was not entitled to sole legal custody because he had not shown he had successfully completed state-mandated treatment for batterers from a certified program.

From ProPublica

They developed their VR tool after consulting extensively with gender violence experts to learn about domestic abusers and how batterer intervention programs work.

From The Daily Beast

In addition to measuring levels of empathy, the Finnish researchers will use measures such as heart rate to see how the experience affects individual batterers.

From The Daily Beast

Already, authorities in some parts of Spain have integrated this VR exercise into their prison-based intervention programs for batterers, and researchers in Finland are beginning to examine it too.

From The Daily Beast

A felon or domestic batterer or disturbed person need only find a person with a clean background to buy a weapon for him.

From The Daily Beast

But a man who is already a batterer, he is probably going to abuse his partner more often in a stressful situation.

From The Daily Beast

It tore me apart Friday when I heard that Rihanna was already planning to reconcile with her batterer.

From The Daily Beast

It is Ocean, usurper of Earth's deepest vales, besieger of islands, batterer of continents.

From Project Gutenberg