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attempter

attempter

1 6.4
A person who tries to do something difficult or illegal
  • noun
  • /əˈtɛmpter/
translation icon : persona que intenta
  • The group of attempters shared their experiences of taking risks and learning from failures.
  • suicide attempters

Examples

  • An attempter often faces significant challenges while trying to achieve their goals.

  • Paykel (1991) cites one study in which only 6 percent of adolescent attempters listed physical concerns as a reason for their attempt.

    Academic text (2001)

  • I'm not quite sure what differentiates would-be shooters from suicide-attempters... maybe it's in what they attribute their life's level of suck to: themselves or the world around them.

    Blog text (2)

  • She considered herself an attempter of difficult tasks, never shying away from a challenge.

Synonyms

striver
vsattempter
3 5.5

A person who works very hard to reach a goal or improve their life

makes effort often for a single difficult or forbidden action not steady long-term work
trier
vsattempter
2 5.5

A person who keeps trying despite difficulties

makes effort sometimes only once rather than repeatedly over time

How Willing

daredevil
26 6.1
risk taker
16 3.2
trier
2 5.5
attempter
1 6.4
dabbler
4 6.7

Surface Forms

attempter singular
attempters plural

Morphology

attempter = attempt (transparent) = attempt + er

A regular agentive formation: the productive suffix '-er' added to 'attempt' yields 'person who attempts', so the meaning is directly derived.

Etymology

Attempter comes from attempt, which comes from an old Latin word meaning 'to try', plus the ending -er that means 'person who', like in runner or writer. So an attempter is simply a person who 'tries' something, often something difficult or forbidden.