abandoner


a·ban·don

A0006500 (ə-băn′dən)tr.v. a·ban·doned, a·ban·don·ing, a·ban·dons 1. To withdraw one's support or help from, especially in spite of duty, allegiance, or responsibility; desert: abandon a friend in trouble.2. To give up by leaving or ceasing to operate or inhabit, especially as a result of danger or other impending threat: abandoned the ship.3. To surrender one's claim to, right to, or interest in; give up entirely: abandon a belief. See Synonyms at relinquish.4. To cease trying to continue; desist from: abandoned the search for the missing hiker.5. To yield (oneself) completely, as to emotion.n. Great enthusiasm or lack of restraint: skied with abandon.
[Middle English abandounen, from Old French abandoner, from a bandon, at one's own discretion, without restraint : a, at (from Latin ad; see ad-) + bandon, control; see bhā- in Indo-European roots.]
a·ban′don·er n.a·ban′don·ment n.

abandoner

(əˈbændənə) na person or thing that abandons