abuser
/əˈbjuːzər/
noun
- A person who treats someone cruelly, violently, or unfairly.
- The court sentenced the abuser to five years in prison.
- She finally left her abuser and started a new life.
- Child abusers often target vulnerable children.
- A person who uses something in a harmful, wrong, or excessive way.
- An abuser of the system will lose access to benefits.
- The program helps drug abusers find treatment and support.
- He was known as a power abuser who took advantage of his position.
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