retaliatorn.

Brit.

/rᵻˈtalɪeɪtə/, U.S.

/rəˈtæliˌeɪdər/,

/riˈtæliˌeɪdər/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: retaliate v.¹, -or suffix.

Etymology: < retaliate v.¹ + -or suffix.

A person who retaliates or is inclined to retaliate; an avenger.In quot. 1776: a nation which inflicts injury upon another in return; cf. retaliate v.¹ 1b.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > behaviour > reciprocal treatment or return of an action > revenge > [noun] > retaliation or retribution > one who

retaliator1776

retributor1844

1776 G. Sharp Law of Retribution 256 Assyria..became afterwards the severe Scourge and Retaliator of Evils upon Egypt!

1788 W. Gordon Hist. Independence U.S.A. IV. 287 A set of vindictive rebels, known by the designation of Monmouth retaliators.

1842 City of London Mag. Nov. 78 If every one who causes evil ought to forfeit his human and social rights, the retaliator should suffer the punishment as well as the original perpetrator.

1898 Month Aug. 215 The memory of the cruelties..must have been keen in the memories of the retaliators.

1946 G. B. Shaw Geneva 25 Women in every generation, look like vindictive retaliators, pugnacious sportsmen, and devout believers.

1975 New Yorker 9 June 74/2 A well-intentioned effort to dramatize the Israeli-Palestinian dispute and prove that violence by terrorists or retaliators won't settle it.

2007 D. P. Fry Beyond War xiii. 184 Retaliators act peacefully unless attacked but then fight back.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	retaliator
释义	retaliatorn. Brit. /rᵻˈtalɪeɪtə/, U.S. /rəˈtæliˌeɪdər/, /riˈtæliˌeɪdər/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: retaliate v.¹, -or suffix. Etymology: < retaliate v.¹ + -or suffix. A person who retaliates or is inclined to retaliate; an avenger.In quot. 1776: a nation which inflicts injury upon another in return; cf. retaliate v.¹ 1b. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > behaviour > reciprocal treatment or return of an action > revenge > [noun] > retaliation or retribution > one who retaliator1776 retributor1844 1776 G. Sharp Law of Retribution 256 Assyria..became afterwards the severe Scourge and Retaliator of Evils upon Egypt! 1788 W. Gordon Hist. Independence U.S.A. IV. 287 A set of vindictive rebels, known by the designation of Monmouth retaliators. 1842 City of London Mag. Nov. 78 If every one who causes evil ought to forfeit his human and social rights, the retaliator should suffer the punishment as well as the original perpetrator. 1898 Month Aug. 215 The memory of the cruelties..must have been keen in the memories of the retaliators. 1946 G. B. Shaw Geneva 25 Women in every generation, look like vindictive retaliators, pugnacious sportsmen, and devout believers. 1975 New Yorker 9 June 74/2 A well-intentioned effort to dramatize the Israeli-Palestinian dispute and prove that violence by terrorists or retaliators won't settle it. 2007 D. P. Fry Beyond War xiii. 184 Retaliators act peacefully unless attacked but then fight back. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1776
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