noun
- plural of bereaver; people who deprive or rob someone of something, especially through loss or death
Usage: formal or literary; often used in contexts of loss, grief, or deprivation
Examples
- The bereavers of hope left the community in despair.
- War and disease are among history's greatest bereavers of life.
- The accident's bereavers took much from the families involved.
- Time is often described as a bereaver of youth and beauty.