adulterer
noun
adul·ter·er
ə-ˈdəl-tər-ər 
: a person who commits adultery
especially
: a man who commits adultery
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Unlike Smiley, however, George Woodhouse is not married to a serial adulterer.
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Justin Chang, The New Yorker, 12 Mar. 2025
The beauty of Temptation Island is that adulterers are supposed to get their just desserts.
—Charlotte Walsh, Vulture, 12 Mar. 2025
And then there was his reputation as a serial adulterer during his first two marriages to Emily Black and Mary Richardson.
—Martha Ross, The Mercury News, 6 Mar. 2025
The adulterers aren’t written off as bad people; their sins are legible within the context of their lives.
—Judy Berman, TIME, 31 Jan. 2025
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Justin Chang, The New Yorker, 12 Mar. 2025
The beauty of Temptation Island is that adulterers are supposed to get their just desserts.
—Charlotte Walsh, Vulture, 12 Mar. 2025
And then there was his reputation as a serial adulterer during his first two marriages to Emily Black and Mary Richardson.
—Martha Ross, The Mercury News, 6 Mar. 2025
The adulterers aren’t written off as bad people; their sins are legible within the context of their lives.
—Judy Berman, TIME, 31 Jan. 2025
See All Example Sentences for adulterer
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“Adulterer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/adulterer. Accessed 2 Apr. 2025.
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