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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesassediador
Pronunciation / Transliteration: a.se.djaˈdoɾ
"A empresa tomou medidas severas contra o assediador."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A person who subjects another to continuous annoying, intimidating, or aggressive pressure, especially in the workplace, online, or in public spaces.
"The company established a strict zero-tolerance policy against any identified harasser." - 2
Someone who repeatedly pesters, stalks, or troubles another person maliciously.
"Law enforcement took immediate action to protect the victim from the persistent harasser."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the verb 'harass', which traces back via Middle French 'harasser' (to tire out, vex, or exhaust) from the Old French root 'haraer' (to set dogs on, derived from 'hare', a hunting cry). Over the centuries, the meaning shifted from physical exhaustion in hunting and combat contexts to persistent torment, intimidation, and psychological or sexual pressure in modern legal and social domains.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Harasser" is said worldwide
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harceleur
Transliteration: aʁ.sœʁ
"Le harceleur a été condamné par le tribunal."
Belästiger
Transliteration: bəˈlɛstɪɡɐ
"Der Belästiger wurde von der Polizei festgenommen."
molestatore
Transliteration: mo.le.staˈto.re
"La vittima ha denunciato il molestatore."
acosador
Transliteration: a.ko.saˈðoɾ
"El acosador fue despedido inmediatamente de su empleo."
assediador
Transliteration: a.se.djaˈdoɾ
"A empresa tomou medidas severas contra o assediador."
उत्पीड़क
Transliteration: utpīṛak
"पुलिस ने उस उत्पीड़क को गिरफ्तार कर लिया है।"
骚扰者
Transliteration: sāorǎozhě
"受害者勇敢地站出来指认了骚扰者。"
괴롭히는 사람
Transliteration: goerop-hineun saram
"직장은 괴롭히는 사람에 대해 엄중히 대처했다."
嫌がらせをする人
Transliteration: iyagarase o suru hito
"会社はその嫌がらせをする人を処分した。"
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