hurter

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hurter¹

  • /ˈhɜː(ɹ)tə(ɹ)/

Where it comes from

From hurt + -er.

noun hurters

  1. One who hurts or does harm. I shall not be a hurter, if no helper.

hurter²

  • /ˈhɜː(ɹ)tə(ɹ)/

Where it comes from

Inherited from Middle English hurtour, from Middle French hurtoir (modern French heurtoir); equivalent to hurt + -or.

noun hurters

  1. A beam on a gun-platform that prevents damage from the wheels of a gun-carriage. For this reason the board deferred judgment until these hurters and associated tripping beams were tested in practice

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Españolheridor, feridor

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@misc{hurter_2026,
  title = {hurter},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/hurter},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}