different between wronger vs wringer

English

Etymology

wrong +? -er

Noun

wronger (plural wrongers)

1. One who wrongs someone.
   • 1599, William Shakespeare, Much Ado About Nothing, Act 5 Scene 1

     LEONATO. Which is the villain? Let me see his eyes,

     That, when I note another man like him,

     I may avoid him. Which of these is he?

     BORACHIO. If you would know your wronger, look on me.

2. One who commits a wrong.

Adjective

wronger

1. comparative form of wrong: more wrong

Anagrams

• regrown

English

Etymology

From Middle English wringere, equivalent to wring +? -er.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?????(?)/
• Rhymes: -???(?)

Noun

wringer (plural wringers)

1. One who wrings.
   • 2000, Marlene Evans, Redbirds and Rubies and Rainbows (page 33)

     We wringers of hands don't really want a step to take! We want to continue our hand-wringing and feel hostile toward anyone who acts as if there's something simple to do about any problem.

2. A device for drying laundry consisting of two rollers between which the wet laundry is squeezed (or wrung); a mangle.
3. (figuratively) Something that causes pain, hardship, or exertion; an ordeal.

Derived terms

• put through the wringer