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MALTREATER
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Dictionary entry overview: What does maltreater mean?
• MALTREATER (noun)
The noun MALTREATER has 1 sense:
1. someone who abuses
Familiarity information: MALTREATER used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Someone who abuses
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
abuser; maltreater
Hypernyms ("maltreater" is a kind of...):
offender; wrongdoer (a person who transgresses moral or civil law)
Derivation:
maltreat (treat badly)
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