hurter

• POS: Noun
• HYPHEN: hurt=er

CIDE DICTIONARY

hurter, n. 

•  A bodily injury causing pain; a wound, bruise, or the like.  [1913 Webster]

  "The pains of sickness and hurts . . . all men feel."  [1913 Webster]
•  An injury causing pain of mind or conscience; a slight; a stain; as of sin.  [1913 Webster]

  "But the jingling of the guinea helps the hurt that Honor feels."  [1913 Webster]
•  Injury; damage; detriment; harm; mischief.  [1913 Webster]

  "Thou dost me yet but little hurt."

Syn. -- Wound; bruise; injury; harm; damage; loss; detriment; mischief; bane; disadvantage.

hurter, n. 

 One who hurts or does harm.  [1913 Webster]
"I shall not be a hurter, if no helper."  [1913 Webster]

hurter, n. [F. heurtoir, lit., a striker. See Hurt, v. t.].

 A butting piece; a strengthening piece, esp.: (Mil.) A piece of wood at the lower end of a platform, designed to prevent the wheels of gun carriages from injuring the parapet.  [1913 Webster]