"harmer" meaning in English

See harmer in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: harmers [plural]
Etymology: From harm + -er. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|harm|er|id2=agent noun}} harm + -er Head templates: {{en-noun}} harmer (plural harmers)
  1. (rare) One who harms. Tags: rare Derived forms: self-harmer

Inflected forms

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