ADULTERER

adulterer, fornicator

(noun) someone who commits adultery or fornication

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

adulterer

One who commits adultery: a spouse who has sex with a non-spouse

Synonym: Thesaurus:libertine

A male adulterer specifically, opposite adulteress referring to female ones.

Source: Wiktionary


A*dul"ter*er, n. Etym: [Formed fr. the verb adulter, with the E. ending -er. See Advoutrer.]

1. A man who commits adultery; a married man who has sexual intercourse with a woman not his wife.

2. (Script.)

Definition: A man who violates his religious covenant. Jer. ix. 2.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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