Usually means: Person who abuses someone, something.
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We found 11 dictionaries that define the word maltreater:

General (10 matching dictionaries)
  1. maltreater: Merriam-Webster
  2. maltreater: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  3. maltreater: Collins English Dictionary
  4. maltreater: Vocabulary.com
  5. maltreater: Wiktionary
  6. maltreater: Dictionary.com
  7. maltreater: Rhymezone
  8. maltreater: FreeDictionary.org
  9. maltreater: Mnemonic Dictionary
  10. maltreater: TheFreeDictionary.com

Business (1 matching dictionary)
  1. maltreater: Legal dictionary

(Note: See maltreat as well.)

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▸ noun:  One who maltreats someone or something.

Similar:
maltreator, mistreater, mangler, abuse, misuser, mishandler, maligner, adulterator, misbehaver, traducer, more...

Opposite:
benefactor, protector, caretaker, guardian

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Similar:
maltreator, mistreater, mangler, abuse, misuser, mishandler, maligner, adulterator, misbehaver, traducer, more...

Opposite:
benefactor, protector, caretaker, guardian



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