adulterer

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/əˈdʌltərər/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(ə dul′tər ər)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
a•dul•ter•er  (ə dul′tər ər),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. a person who commits adultery.
  • Latin
  • Old French
  • Latin, back formation from adulterāre to defile; see adulterate) + -er1; replacing Middle English avouter, avoutrer
  • earlier adulter adulterer (1350–1400

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
adulterer / əˈdʌltərə/
  1. a person who has committed adultery
Etymology: 16th Century: originally also adulter, from Latin adulter, back formation from adulterāre to adulterate
'adulterer' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
adulterine - adultery - cuckold

Forum discussions with the word(s) "adulterer" in the title:


Look up "adulterer" at Merriam-Webster
Look up "adulterer" at dictionary.com
  • Go to Preferences page and choose from different actions for taps or mouse clicks.

In other languages: Spanish | French | Italian | Portuguese | Romanian | German | Dutch | Swedish | Russian | Polish | Czech | Greek | Turkish | Chinese | Japanese | Korean | Arabic

Advertisements
Advertisements
Report an inappropriate ad.
WordReference.com
WORD OF THE DAY
GET THE DAILY EMAIL!

Become a WordReference Supporter to view the site ad-free.