endangerer

1 7.2

A person or thing that puts others at risk

noun
/ɪnˈdeɪndʒərər/

: peligroso

The company was fined heavily after being deemed an endangerer of the local environment.

Examples

As a wildlife photographer, he often encountered endangerers threatening the delicate ecosystem.
The reckless driver was labeled an endangerer for causing multiple accidents.
All willful endangerers would be imprisoned, length of sentence determined by their due date.

Fiction book (1995)

Synonyms

threat

vsendangerer

∞ 2.3

Something likely to cause harm or danger

is someone or something that actually puts others in danger rather than just warning

menace

vsendangerer

140 4.4

A person or thing likely to cause harm

puts others at risk without necessarily causing fear

threatener

vsendangerer

6.1

A danger that can harm people, property, or nature

puts others at risk more generally, not necessarily by deliberate action

Antonyms

protector

129 2.8

A person who defends and cares for another person or thing

How Dangerous

menace

140 4.4

endangerer

1 7.2

threat

∞ 2.3

hazard

154 3.4

Surface Forms

endangerer singular

endangerers plural

Morphology

endangerer = endanger (transparent) = en + danger + er

The noun is formed by adding the agentive suffix '-er' to the verb 'endanger', yielding a predictable 'one who endangers' meaning.

Etymology

The word endangerer is made from en- meaning 'to put into', danger meaning 'risk', and -er which names a person, like in 'driver'. So an endangerer is someone or something that 'puts into danger'.