noun
- plural of empaler; persons or things that empale (pierce or transfix with a sharp stake or pointed object)
Usage: formal or literary; often used in historical or violent contexts
Examples
- The empalers of the fortress used sharpened stakes as defensive barriers.
- Medieval accounts describe the empalers as brutal soldiers who used pikes as weapons.
- The empalers positioned their weapons to protect the castle walls.
- Historical texts mention the empalers among the most feared warriors of that era.