maimer
One who cripples
A maimer is someone or something that maims—that causes permanent injury or disfigurement.
The word typically describes a person who inflicts such harm: The serial maimer terrorized the neighborhood for months.
It can also apply to dangerous machinery or animals known for causing severe injuries.
One who attacks another
- attackerOne who strikes first
- brutalizerOne who harms savagely
- torturerOne who inflicts agony
- mutilatorOne who disfigures violently
aggressor · abuser · batterer · assaulter · sadist · thug · brute · criminal
Buried pressure-activated explosive
- IEDMakeshift explosive weapon
- trapDevice for catching animals
- explosiveProne to sudden detonation
- macheteHeavy broad-bladed knife
blade · bomb · shrapnel · cluster munition · booby trap · grenade · ordnance · mine
Surgical limb removal
- mutilationDamaging a body severely
- dismembermentRemoval of limbs
- disfigurementMarred physical appearance
- lacerationTorn, ragged wound
severing · mangling · crushing · permanent damage · loss of limb · scarring · traumatic injury · permanent disability
Severely damaged or impaired
- disabledMade unable to function
- handicappedHaving imposed disadvantage
- debilitatedMade weak or infirm
- incapacitatedMade unable to act
paralyzed · disfigured · mutilated · scarred · amputee · impaired · lamed · hobbled
assailant
One who attacks another
- attackerOne who strikes first
- brutalizerOne who harms savagely
- torturerOne who inflicts agony
mutilator · aggressor · abuser · batterer · assaulter · sadist · thug · brute · criminal · predator
landmine
Buried pressure-activated explosive
machete · blade · bomb · shrapnel · cluster munition · booby trap · grenade · ordnance · mine · unexploded ordnance
amputation
Surgical limb removal
- mutilationDamaging a body severely
- dismembermentRemoval of limbs
- disfigurementMarred physical appearance
laceration · severing · mangling · crushing · permanent damage · loss of limb · scarring · traumatic injury · permanent disability
crippled
Severely damaged or impaired
- disabledMade unable to function
- handicappedHaving imposed disadvantage
- debilitatedMade weak or infirm
incapacitated · paralyzed · disfigured · mutilated · scarred · amputee · impaired · lamed · hobbled · immobilized