Butcherer

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    One who butchers; a brutal or indiscriminate killer.

    "That G should be the first letter of his name that should succeed Edward; and the Duke of Clarence his name being George, 'twas thought he should be the Butcherer of Edwards sons, which Gloucester afterwards proved to be."

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homicidehomiciderkiller

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"That G should be the first letter of his name that should succeed Edward; and the Duke of Clarence his name being George, 'twas thought he should be the Butcherer of Edwards sons, which Gloucester afterwards proved to be."

Etymology

From butcher + -er. Attested since the 1640s.

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