"batterer" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-batterer.wav [US] Forms: batterers [plural]
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  1. One who batters.
    Sense id: en-batterer-en-noun-0R4DCKYF Categories (other): English entries with etymology texts, English entries with etymology trees, 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, People 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 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 People: 36 29 35
  2. One who batters their spouse: one who commits domestic violence.
    Sense id: en-batterer-en-noun-lcAdxLXw Categories (other): English entries with etymology texts, English entries with etymology trees, 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, People 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 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 People: 36 29 35
  3. (cooking) One who applies batter.
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