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stabber

stabber

6 6.3
A person who hurts someone with a knife or other sharp object
  • noun
  • /ˈstæbər/
  • NSFW
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  • Witnesses described the stabber as wearing a black hoodie and jeans.
  • a back stabber

The Southport stabber who killed three children stabbed many others as well.

Examples

  • Dubbed "The Skid Row Stabber," Maxwell was possibly facing the gas chamber.

    Academic text (1996)

  • I believe the very recent "Wedding Reception Stabber" case in the District might give you an example.

    Blog text (1)

  • The Southport stabber who killed three children stabbed many others as well.

    andrew gold | heretics.

  • The police are searching for the stabber who attacked a victim in the park.

  • During the trial, the victim identified the stabber as someone he knew from school.

Synonyms

impaler
vsstabber
  • Offensive
1 8.8

A person or thing that kills by pushing a sharp object through someone

focuses on wounding without necessarily driving through or killing
knifer
vsstabber
  • Offensive
9.3

A person who attacks or hurts someone with a knife

is broader including pointed objects beyond handheld tools
backstabber
vsstabber
  • NSFW
6.8

A person who attacks someone by stabbing them in the back

is general applying to attacks anywhere rather than only from behind
knifeman
vsstabber
  • Offensive
7.8

A man who uses a knife to hurt or threaten other people

refers to someone who actually wounds rather than only carrying or threatening
blader
vsstabber
  • NSFW
9.9

A person who cuts or wounds someone with a knife

focuses on piercing actions rather than general cutting

Surface Forms

stabber singular
stabbers plural

Morphology

stabber = stab (transparent) = stab + er

A simple agent noun formed by adding the productive suffix '-er' to the verb 'stab', meaning 'a person who stabs'.

Etymology

Stabber is built from the verb stab, which means 'to push a sharp object into someone', and the ending -er, which turns a verb into 'a person who does it'. So a stabber is a person who stabs, often with a knife.