noun
- plural of afflicter; people or things that cause pain, suffering, or distress to others
Usage: formal or literary usage; often used in religious or moral contexts
Examples
- The afflicters of the innocent will face justice.
- Throughout history, tyrants have been the afflicters of their own people.
- She viewed her critics as afflicters rather than constructive voices.
- The afflicters of the poor were condemned by the prophet.
- Disease and poverty are among the great afflicters of humanity.