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adulterer
CIDE DICTIONARY
adulterer, n. [Formed fr. the verb adulter, with the E. ending -er. See Advoutrer.].
- A man who commits adultery; a married man who has sexual intercourse with a woman not his wife. [1913 Webster]
- A man who violates his religious covenant. Jer. ix. 2. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
adulterer, n. (fem. adulteress) a person who commits adultery.
Etymology
obs. adulter (v.) f. OF avoutrer f. L adulterare: see ADULTERATE
ROGET THESAURUS
adulterer
Libertine
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