decapitate
verb (used with object)
to cut off the head of; behead.
decapitator
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a word derived from
decapitate.
Example Sentences
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Medusa’s decapitator, the Greek hero Perseus, becomes a useful idiot who acts out of ill-considered and selfish interests and succeeds only through the reluctant interventions of quarrelsome gods.
From Washington Post ● Feb. 1, 2023
Then, internally, "If Renee could see me, I hope she would be satisfied, and would no longer call me a decapitator."
From The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas père
