0 someone or something that pushes a sharp object through something, especially the body of an animal or person: --
An impaler cane was discovered in a traveller’s carry-on bag in Baltimore.
Vlad Tepes, the impaler who resisted the Ottomans, is considered the inspiration for the vampire Dracula.
The small bird is an impaler that preys on mice and lizards, impaling its catch on a spike before tearing into it.