Excuser
noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 One who offers excuses or pleads in extenuation of the fault of another.
"In vain would his excusers endeavour to palliate his enormities, by imputing them to madness; because it is well known, that madness only operates by inflaming and enlarging the good or evil dispositions of the mind."
- 2 a person who pardons or forgives or excuses a fault or offense wordnet
- 3 One who excuses or forgives another.
"yet love is a sufficient excuse and excuser of greater errors than are mine"
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More examples"In vain would his excusers endeavour to palliate his enormities, by imputing them to madness; because it is well known, that madness only operates by inflaming and enlarging the good or evil dispositions of the mind."
Etymology
From excuse + -er.
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