endangerer
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7.2
A person or thing that puts others at risk
- noun
- /ɪnˈdeɪndʒərər/
:
peligroso
- The company was fined heavily after being deemed an endangerer of the local environment.
Examples
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As a wildlife photographer, he often encountered endangerers threatening the delicate ecosystem.
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The reckless driver was labeled an endangerer for causing multiple accidents.
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All willful endangerers would be imprisoned, length of sentence determined by their due date.
Fiction book (1995)
Synonyms
threat
vsendangerer
∞
2.3
Something likely to cause harm or danger
is someone or something that actually puts others in danger rather than just warning
menace
vsendangerer
84
4.4
A person or thing likely to cause harm
puts others at risk without necessarily causing fear
threatener
vsendangerer
1
6.1
A danger that can harm people, property, or nature
puts others at risk more generally, not necessarily by deliberate action
Antonyms
How Dangerous
Surface Forms
endangerer singular
endangerers plural
Morphology
Etymology
The word endangerer is made from en- meaning 'to put into', danger meaning 'risk', and -er which names a person, like in 'driver'. So an endangerer is someone or something that 'puts into danger'.