manslayer

American  

[man-sley-er] / ˈmænˌsleɪ ər /

noun

1. a person who kills another human being.

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Other Word Forms

• manslaying noun

Etymology

Origin of manslayer

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

Example Sentences

Cereals unknown to Melanesians and Polynesians, 408 Ceremonial impurity of manslayer, 229 sq.

From The Belief in Immortality and the Worship of the Dead, Volume I (of 3) The Belief Among the Aborigines of Australia, the Torres Straits Islands, New Guinea and Melanesia by Frazer, James George, Sir

Then said Amis: “Never shall it be that my fellow be a manslayer for the healing of me.”

From Old French Romances by Morris, William

Impecunious ghosts, hard fate of, 406 Impurity, ceremonial, of manslayer, 229 sq.

From The Belief in Immortality and the Worship of the Dead, Volume I (of 3) The Belief Among the Aborigines of Australia, the Torres Straits Islands, New Guinea and Melanesia by Frazer, James George, Sir

The nearest city could always be reached by the manslayer in half a day.

From The Cities of Refuge: or, The Name of Jesus A Sunday book for the young by Macduff, John R. (John Ross)

The ceremony of consecrating a manslayer was elaborate.

From The Belief in Immortality and the Worship of the Dead, Volume I (of 3) The Belief Among the Aborigines of Australia, the Torres Straits Islands, New Guinea and Melanesia by Frazer, James George, Sir