adulterer means one who commits adultery.; A spouse who has sex with a non-spouse. Lexicurio rates it Rare gem — a strength score of 76 out of 100.
adulterer is pronounced /əˈdʌltəɹə/.
Etymology
From adulter (“to commit adultery”) + -er.
noun
- One who commits adultery.; A spouse who has sex with a non-spouse.“Under the canon-law rule, a married participant is an adulterer and an umarried one is a fornicator.”
- One who commits adultery.; Someone who cheats on their spouse or monogamous significant other.“Ashley Madison, so-called for the two most popular girls names, billed itself as the premier destination for adulterers – no judgment, no risks, no strings attached other than the payments required to secure enough “credits” to talk to other users.”
- One who commits adultery.; A male adulterer specifically.“I become an adulterer and remain an adulterer when, by choice, I freely adopt the proposal to have sex with someone other than my wife.”
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