1. a person or thing that impales; something that pierces or fixes on a sharp stake or point

Examples

• The impaler drove the wooden stake through the ground.
• The sharp impaler on the fence post caught the fabric of his jacket.
• Medieval soldiers used the pike as an impaler in battle.
• The insect's proboscis acts as a natural impaler for feeding.
• He carefully positioned the impaler to secure the documents together.