Manqueller

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A killer of men; a manslayer; executioner. obsolete
  2. 2
    A murderer. obsolete

    "Wilt thou kill God's officers and the king's? Ah, thou honey-seed rogue! Thou art a honey-seed, a man-queller, and a woman-queller."

Synonyms

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executioner

Example

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"Wilt thou kill God's officers and the king's? Ah, thou honey-seed rogue! Thou art a honey-seed, a man-queller, and a woman-queller."

Etymology

From Middle English manquellere, equivalent to man + queller.

Related phrases

woman queller

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