"batterer" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-batterer.wav [US] Forms: batterers [plural]
Etymology: From batter + -er. Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:af|batter|-er<id:agent noun>|text=+|tree=1}} From batter + -er. Head templates: {{en-noun}} batterer (plural batterers)
  1. One who batters.
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  2. One who batters their spouse: one who commits domestic violence.
    Sense id: en-batterer-en-noun-lcAdxLXw Categories (other): English entries referencing pages with etymology sections missing etymons, English entries with etymology texts, English entries with etymology trees, English entries with etymon, English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -er (agent noun), Pages using etymon with no ID, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Pages with etymology trees, Pages with etymon, People Disambiguation of English entries referencing pages with etymology sections missing etymons: 35 28 37 Disambiguation of English entries with etymology texts: 36 27 36 Disambiguation of English entries with etymology trees: 36 27 36 Disambiguation of English entries with etymon: 36 27 37 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 35 28 37 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -er (agent noun): 36 27 37 Disambiguation of Pages using etymon with no ID: 38 26 37 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 37 27 36 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 37 27 36 Disambiguation of Pages with etymology trees: 39 25 36 Disambiguation of Pages with etymon: 39 25 37 Disambiguation of People: 36 29 35
  3. (cooking) One who applies batter.
    Sense id: en-batterer-en-noun-px9q5BN8 Categories (other): Cooking, English entries referencing pages with etymology sections missing etymons, English entries with etymology texts, English entries with etymology trees, English entries with etymon, English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -er (agent noun), Pages using etymon with no ID, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Pages with etymology trees, Pages with etymon, People Disambiguation of English entries referencing pages with etymology sections missing etymons: 35 28 37 Disambiguation of English entries with etymology texts: 36 27 36 Disambiguation of English entries with etymology trees: 36 27 36 Disambiguation of English entries with etymon: 36 27 37 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 35 28 37 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -er (agent noun): 36 27 37 Disambiguation of Pages using etymon with no ID: 38 26 37 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 37 27 36 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 37 27 36 Disambiguation of Pages with etymology trees: 39 25 36 Disambiguation of Pages with etymon: 39 25 37 Disambiguation of People: 36 29 35 Topics: cooking, food, lifestyle

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