Definition

A person who makes excuses for someone else or forgives their mistakes.

Example

He acted as an excuser for his friend's late arrival, explaining the traffic situation.

Conversation

I can't believe how often he finds an excuser for his mistakes.

Yeah, it's like he never takes responsibility for anything.

It must be nice to have someone always covering for you, though.

True, but it can get frustrating when they never learn from their faults.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Root Explanation

Excuser → It is formed from "ex-" (meaning out of or from) and "causa" (meaning cause or reason). The word "excuser" means to free someone from a cause or reason for blame or fault.

Memory Tip

Think of someone being freed from a 'cause' ('causa') of blame — 'ex-' means out of, so to excuser means to let someone out of a reason for fault.

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