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batterer

[ bat-er-er ]

noun

  1. a person or thing that batters. batter.
  2. a person who inflicts violent physical abuse upon a child, spouse, or other person.


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/ ˈæəə /

noun

    1. a person who batters someone
    2. ( in combination )

      baby-batterer

      wife-batterer

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of batterer1

First recorded in 1605–15; batter 1 + -er 1
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Example Sentences

In April, a New York judge decided that Majors would not serve jail time and ordered the actor to complete a 52-week in-person batterer’s intervention program and continue with his mental health therapy.

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He was ordered to complete a 52-week in-person batterer’s intervention program and continue his mental health therapy.

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New York Judge Michael Gaffey, who oversaw the December trial, also ordered Majors to complete a 52-week in-person batterer’s intervention program.

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Instead, the judge ruled Majors must complete the "in-person batterer's intervention programme" in Los Angeles, where the actor lives.

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“People have complained that it’s so outlandish that we could force someone to stay married to the batterer,” said Hayes, who said that in 25 years of divorce law, she can think of just four cases she handled that involved pregnancy.

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