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manslayer

[man-sley-er]

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noun

a person who kills another human being.

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Other Word Forms

manslaying noun

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Word History and Origins

Origin of manslayer¹

before 1000; Middle English; manslaer. See man, slayer ( def. )

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Example Sentences

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One who sheds blood; a manslayer; a murderer.

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I have been with tribes whom only fear or imminent starvation could drive to attack the lion; and I have seen the naked warriors of the Nandi kill the great, maned manslayer with their spears.

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Come away quickly, then, brave manslayer; I know a better way than either.

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There it stood, the terrible beast, the manslayer, gigantic in its might, and for a moment the spectator stood petrified.

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The Beduins, rovers and raveners, manslayers and thieves, are in their house of moe-hair the kindest hosts, the noblest and most generous of men.

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