Abator

//əˈbeɪt.ə// noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    a person who, without right, enters into a freehold on the death of the last possessor, before the heir or devisee
  2. 2
    one who abates, ends, or does away with a nuisance
  3. 3
    a person who abates a nuisance wordnet

Etymology

Etymology 1

From abate (“to enter without right after the owner dies and before the heir takes over”) + -or. From Anglo-Norman.

Etymology 2

From abate (“do away with”) + -or. From Middle English, from Old French.

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