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hazer

8.8

A person who makes new members do pranks or hard tasks to join a group

noun
/ˈheɪzər/

Offensive

: organizador de novatadas

I'd urge lawmakers to be very much in agreement on a definition of hazing before passing this or any other bill that calls for punishment of hazers.

Examples

In many universities, older students often act as hazers, guiding newcomers through initiation rituals.
"I was wondering if you'd come be my hazer."

Fiction book (2000)
As a hazer, he was responsible for ensuring that the new members completed their challenges.
The hazer led the group in various team-building tasks to bring everyone closer together.

Antonyms

welcomer

3 1.6

A person who greets people when they arrive at a place or event

Surface Forms

hazer singular

hazers plural

Morphology

hazer = haze (transparent) = haze + er

A straightforward agentive formation: someone who performs the action 'to haze' is a 'hazer'.

Etymology

The word hazer comes from the verb haze, which means 'to trouble, embarrass, or confuse someone'. So a hazer is the person who makes new members do difficult or embarrassing tasks during initiation.