crucifier

From Middle English crucifier; equivalent to crucify +‎ -er.

crucifier (plural crucifiers)

1. One who crucifies.
   • 1844, The Christian, volume 1, page 498:

     Oh, this render of hearts, this murderer of love, this perpetual crucifier of Christ, […]

   • 1902, John Buchan, The Outgoing of the Tide:

     I mind him well as he sat in his chair or daundered through Caulds, a kind word for every one and sage counsel in time of distress, but withal a severe man to himself and a crucifier of the body.

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crucifier

1. to crucify

• crucifixion

• Romanian: crucifica

• “crucifier”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

• crucyfiour, crucyfyer

From crucifien +‎ -er; compare Old French crucefieor.

• IPA^(key): /ˈkriu̯sifiːər(ə)/, /ˈkrusifiːər(ə)/

crucifier (plural crucifiers) (Late Middle English)

1. One who crucifies.
2. (figurative) An enemy of Christianity.

• English: crucifier

• “crū̆cifīer, v.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.