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endangerer

endangerer

1 7.2
A person or thing that puts others at risk
  • noun
  • /ɪnˈdeɪndʒərər/
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  • The company was fined heavily after being deemed an endangerer of the local environment.

Examples

  • As a wildlife photographer, he often encountered endangerers threatening the delicate ecosystem.

  • The reckless driver was labeled an endangerer for causing multiple accidents.

  • 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
140 4.4

A person or thing likely to cause harm

puts others at risk without necessarily causing fear
threatener
vsendangerer
6.1

A danger that can harm people, property, or nature

puts others at risk more generally, not necessarily by deliberate action

Antonyms

protector
129 2.8

A person who defends and cares for another person or thing

How Dangerous

menace
140 4.4
endangerer
1 7.2
threat
∞ 2.3
hazard
154 3.4

Surface Forms

endangerer singular
endangerers plural

Morphology

endangerer = endanger (transparent) = en + danger + er

The noun is formed by adding the agentive suffix '-er' to the verb 'endanger', yielding a predictable 'one who endangers' meaning.

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'.