[f. as prec. + -ER1.] One who batters; a vigorous assailant, a bruiser.
1611. Cotgr., Fracasseur, a crasher, violent breaker, batterer.
a. 1619. Daniel, Coll. Hist. Eng. (1626), 169. Batterers hyred to beate men.
1656. Artif. Handsom., 185. Batterers or demolishers of stately and elegant buildings.
1823. Blackw. Mag., XIV. 512. A jolly batterer, who never looked for a soft word when he could get a hard one.
