wronger
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8.6
- noun
- /ˈrɔŋɡər/
- Informal
:
culpable
- If you would know your wronger, look on me.
Examples
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To be honest, I attempted to edit "righting" into "rightering" (as in "the wronger I'm proved, the righter I am!"), but the edit feature was not liking me.
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Geordie J said she's a wrong and that's also fair.
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In the dispute between the two neighbors, it was clear that one was the wronger for starting the argument.
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After reviewing the evidence, the judge deemed him the wronger in the case.
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When discussing morality, it's important to identify who the wronger is in any given situation.
Synonyms
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6.8
A person who commits a crime or other serious wrong
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1.6
A person who harms others on purpose or does wrong things
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4.6
Something, often a person, that causes a crime, mistake or problem
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7.5
A person who does bad things to hurt other people
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4.3
A person who breaks the law or hurts other people
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7.7
A person who breaks a law or important rule
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A man who behaves in a rude or dishonest way
A person who breaks the law, for example by theft or fraud
A person you cannot trust who often lies or steals
Antonyms
How Blameworthy
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Wronger comes from wrong plus the ending -er, the same ending that makes teacher or driver and shows a 'person who does' something. So a wronger is 'a person who does wrong' or someone 'more at fault' in a situation.