traumatizer

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noun

One who causes trauma.

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Meanings

nountraumatizer (plural traumatizers)

plural traumatizers

  1. One who causes trauma.

    At the same time, the police discouraged the victims from asking for surveillance of their traumatizers as a preventive measure against further violence. Where appropriate, victims were informed that their traumatizers were no longer in custody.

    1997, Richard Victor Ericson, Policing the risk society, page 252

Origin

From traumatize + -er.

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APA

traumatizer. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/traumatizer

MLA

“traumatizer.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/traumatizer. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “traumatizer,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/traumatizer.

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