Etymograph

English

hurter

From hurt + -er.

Formed from hurt + -er

Old Northern French hurter ‘to ram into, strike’

Middle English hurten ‘to injure’

English hurt

Another origin of hurter

  1. Middle Frenchc. 1400–1600hurtoir
  2. Middle Englishc. 1150–1500hurtour‘a protective plate fitted to an axle or cart’
  3. Englishtodayhurter

Today it means

noun One who hurts or does harm.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / hurter