Mankiller
noun
noun ·3 syllables ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 One who kills a human being.
"Hence we may account not only for the grasshopper war of the Indians, but for the grasshopper duels among our midshipmen, military officers, members of Congress, and others who have been educated for mankillers."
Example
More examples"Hence we may account not only for the grasshopper war of the Indians, but for the grasshopper duels among our midshipmen, military officers, members of Congress, and others who have been educated for mankillers."
Etymology
From Middle English man-killer, equivalent to man + killer.
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