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# abuser

noun (an abuser, abusers)

«abuser» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. An abuser is a person who hurts, frightens or treats another person or an animal badly, often again and again. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/abuser/#m1)
2. An abuser is also someone who uses something in a harmful or wrong way, for example drugs or alcohol, or their power. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/abuser/#m2)

### In the lessons

Used in safety and wellbeing lessons, news and law. It tells the reader that someone is causing harm; safety lessons teach that harm is never the child's fault and that you should tell a trusted adult.

### Examples

- The animal shelter rescued the dog from its abuser. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/abuser/#x1)
- No one has the right to hurt you; tell a trusted adult about any abuser. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/abuser/#x2)
- The abuser was sent to prison. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/abuser/#x3)
- Some people who were hurt are afraid to speak about their abuser. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/abuser/#x4)
- A drug abuser needs help and treatment. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/abuser/#x5)
- The law protects children from abusers. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/abuser/#x6)
- The king was an abuser of his power. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/abuser/#x7)

### Note

From «abuse» (verb: a-BYOOZ; noun: a-BYOOSS). Countable. A serious word: in safety lessons, if anyone hurts you or makes you feel unsafe, tell a trusted adult, teacher or call a helpline such as Childline (UK) or Kids Helpline (Australia).

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «abuser» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/abuser/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«abuser» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/abuser.html) on Mova free.