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HARASSER
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Dictionary entry overview: What does harasser mean?
• HARASSER (noun)
The noun HARASSER has 2 senses:
1. a persistent tormentor
2. a persistent attacker
Familiarity information: HARASSER used as a noun is rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
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)
Sense 2
Meaning:
A persistent attacker
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
harasser; harrier
Context example:
the harassers were not members of the regular army
Hypernyms ("harasser" is a kind of...):
aggressor; assailant; assaulter; attacker (someone who attacks)
Derivation:
harass (exhaust by attacking repeatedly)
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