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gouger

gouger

9.9
A person who attacks others by tearing out their eyes
  • noun
  • /ˈɡaʊdʒər/
  • NSFW
translation icon : agresor que arranca ojos
  • I am ripper, tearer, slasher, gouger.

Examples

  • The brutal gouger attacked his victim in the alley, causing irreversible harm.

  • In a horror movie, the villain is often portrayed as a gouger who pits his victims against their worst fears.

  • The gouger was finally caught after a series of eye-gouging assaults terrified the community.

Synonyms

assaulter
vsgouger
  • NSFW
1 7.8

A person who attacks someone physically

is narrower and attacks by digging out another person's eye

How Violent

gouger
  • NSFW
9.9
assailant
  • NSFW
85 6.6
brawler
8 6.2
troublemaker
  • Offensive
69 4.1

Surface Forms

gouger singular
gougers plural

Morphology

gouger = gouge (transparent) = gouge + er

The word 'gouger' is transparently derived from 'gouge' with the agentive suffix '-er', indicating a person who performs the action of gouging.

Etymology

Gouger comes from the verb gouge, which means 'to scoop out' with a tool. It was used for someone who attacked by literally scooping out an eye or flesh, so a gouger is a violent attacker who gouges.