Stabber
/ˈstæbər/noun
A person or thing that stabs.
Did you know?The verb *stab* is first recorded in the late 14th century and is probably related to Middle Dutch *stappen*/*stabben* forms meaning to thrust or pierce, showing how a simple physical action hardened into a word for sudden violence.
Etymological Timeline
Late Middle English
English
stabben
“to thrust or pierce with a pointed object”
14th Century
English
stabber
“one who stabs”
Middle Dutch
Dutch
stabben
“to poke, thrust, or pierce”
Modern English
English
stabber
“a person who stabs”