hurter

/ ˈhɜːtə /

noun

1. an object or part that gives protection, such as a concrete block that protects a building from traffic or the shoulder of an axle against which the hub strikes

Word History and Origins

Origin of hurter¹

C14 hurtour, from Old French hurtoir something that knocks or strikes, from hurter to hurt ¹

Example Sentences

Hurter characterizes him as in morum doctrina versatissimus.

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Hurter classifies as the most important the "Denkmale der christlichen Glauben-und Sittenlehre."

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Hurter died, as we have stated, in the latter part of August, and La Moricire in the early part of the following month.

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In the cautious words of Hurter he was "almost the prince of moralists of our times."

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