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excuser|ɛkˈskjuːzə(r)|
[f. excuse v. + -er1.]
One who excuses.
1. One who offers an excuse for or extenuates (a fault).
1580Hollyband Treas. Fr. Tong, Excuseur, an excuser. 1643Milton Divorce ii. xi. (1851) 89 Miserable excusers. 1730Swift Vind. Ld. Carteret Wks. 1761 III. 189 In vain would his excusers endeavour to palliate his enormities by imputing them to madness. 1824Miss Mitford Village Ser. i. (1863) 164 She was the excuser-general of the neighbourhood, turned every speech and action the sunny side without. 1871Smiles Charac. iv. 92 To the sophistries of such an excuser, Sir Samuel Romilly once wrote [etc.].
†2. One who obtains the release of another from a duty, etc., by taking his place; a substitute, deputy. Cf. excuse v. 4. Obs.
1461–83Liber Niger in Househ. Ord. 65 The Steward and Thesaurers excusers and attorneys..may take it in absence of the gretter and elder. |