Genocidaire

//ʒɛn.ə.siˈdɛ(ə)ɹ// noun

noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A person involved in perpetrating a genocide.

    "'There are thousands of genocidaires living in EU countries, with large numbers in almost every European country including the UK,' said Rakiya Omaar, whose organisation, African Rights, has worked since the genocide to track them down."

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"'There are thousands of genocidaires living in EU countries, with large numbers in almost every European country including the UK,' said Rakiya Omaar, whose organisation, African Rights, has worked since the genocide to track them down."

Etymology

From French génocidaire.

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