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HARASSER

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A persistent attacker

Example:

the harassers were not members of the regular army

Synonyms:

harasser; harrier

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("harasser" is a kind of...):

aggressor; assailant; assaulter; attacker (someone who attacks)

Derivation:

harass (exhaust by attacking repeatedly)

Sense 2

Meaning:

A persistent tormentor

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("harasser" is a kind of...):

persecutor; tormenter; tormentor (someone who torments)

Derivation:

harass (annoy continually or chronically)

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