abater/əˈbeɪ.tɚ/EtymologyFrom Middle English abatere. Equivalent to abate + -er.nounOne who, or that which, abates.“This is the great Prince of Grecia, called the Knight of the Sunne, restorer of the auncient kingdome of Tinacria, & the abater and breaker of the strength of the most strongest Giants in all the world.”