abandoner
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7.4
- noun
- /əˈbændənər/
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abandonador
- Top three all time worst redheads: Lizzie Borden, axe murderer; Judas, betrayer; Shirley Vig, abandoner.
Jonathan, you have the abandoner, the critics and the people who are irresponsible.
- Jonathan, you have the abandoner, the critics and the people who are irresponsible.
Examples
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In another case, Basil seemingly accepted the abandoner back into the community after a long period of penance, without requiring the cessation of the second union and reconciliation with the original spouse.
Academic text (2004) -
Then I saw the knight, abandoner of women in cold castles.
Fiction book (2002) -
You are an abandoner, that's what you are.
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I will see you around, Dusk abandoner.
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Jonathan, you have the abandoner, the critics and the people who are irresponsible.
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The child felt abandoned when her father turned out to be an abandoner who left without saying goodbye.
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Many dogs are left behind by their owners, which makes the previous owner an abandoner in the eyes of the rescue team.
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The lawyer represented a woman whose partner was labeled as an abandoner after walking out on their family.
Synonyms
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5.1
A person who leaves a group or cause and is seen as disloyal
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5.8
A person who leaves a place or group at the end of a period
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8.3
A person who suddenly leaves a group or job without warning
A person who leaves someone suddenly and without warning
A person who suddenly stops all contact without explanation
Antonyms
How Caring
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Abandoner comes from the verb abandon plus the ending -er, which means 'a person who does something'. The verb abandon originally meant 'to give up control' or 'leave without care', so an abandoner is someone who gives up care and leaves a person or thing behind.