noun
- a person or thing that impales; one who pierces or fixes something on a sharp stake or point
Usage: rare; formal
Examples
- The empaler drove the wooden stake through the ground with force.
- In historical accounts, the empaler was feared for his brutal methods.
- The device functioned as an empaler, securing the fabric to the frame.
- Medieval executioners were sometimes called empalers due to their grim duties.