A person who atones; someone who makes amends for their wrongdoing or seeks forgiveness.
From atone + -er (one who does). Describes a person performing the action of atonement.
An atoner has to truly understand what they did wrong—just saying sorry doesn't count; real atonement requires change, which is why it's actually pretty rare and impressive when you see it.
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