tər noun
a person who commits adultery.
Origin:
1350–1400; earlier adulter adulterer (< Latin, back formation from adulterāre to defile; see adulterate) + -er1; replacing Middle English avouter, avoutrer < Old French < Latin
1350–1400; earlier adulter adulterer (< Latin, back formation from adulterāre to defile; see adulterate) + -er1; replacing Middle English avouter, avoutrer < Old French < Latin
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| —n | |
| a person who has committed adultery | |
| [C16: originally also adulter, from Latin adulter, back formation from adulterāre to | |
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