slayer

[ sley-er ]

/ ˈsleɪ ər /

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Definition of slayer

noun

a person who kills another person or creature, usually violently, or who destroys something: In the movie, the prince is a dragon slayer on a mission to kill the dragon responsible for corrupting the heart of the king.In Hindu legend, the goddess Kalaratri is worshiped as the slayer of darkness and ignorance.

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Origin of slayer

slay + -er¹

Words nearby slayer

Slavophile, Slavophobe, Slavyansk, slaw, slay, slayer, Slayton, SLBM, SLCM, sld., SLE

How to use slayer in a sentence

Davis’s frontal boasted of course an undefeated lay executed by self-proclaimed “wig slayer,” Kira Dior.
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But a page devoted to the metal band Slayer has garnered the likes of “Dick Cheney,” “Manuel Noriega,” and “Israel.”
ReaganBook Is the Latest Conservative #Fail|Gideon Resnick|July 31, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Support for the royals rose to 35-year highs, leading some wags to dub Prince George “the Republican slayer”.
Prince George’s First Year Bodes Well for the Survival of the Royals|Tom Sykes|July 22, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Even Slayer frontman Tom Araya announced in 2010 he was retiring his signature helicopter and figure-eight style thrashing.
Doctors Say Motörhead Is So Hardcore, They Could Make Your Brain Bleed|Brandy Zadrozny|July 3, 2014|DAILY BEAST

And references to Trogdor the Burninator, are everywhere from sports nicknames to Buffy the Vampire slayer comics.
Homestar Runner, Trogdor the Burninator, and the Birth of the Internet|Rich Goldstein|April 22, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The next thing you see is, indeed, what would have happened to Sunnydale if Buffy, the vampire slayer, had never hit town.
Democrats’ Best Weapon for Midterms: Fear of a Red Senate|Michael Tomasky|February 21, 2014|DAILY BEAST
In one hand the lad held up a brazen crucifix, and stretched it forth—defence against the slayer.
God Wills It!|William Stearns Davis
Thangbrand abode three winters in Iceland, and was the slayer of three men or ever he departed thence.
The Sagas of Olaf Tryggvason and of Harald The Tyrant (Harald Haardraade)|Snorri Sturluson
The son, whom I had once seen, was a tall, dry fellow who also passed for a fierce slayer of game.
Maupassant Original Short Stories (180), Complete|Guy de Maupassant
He slipped the automatic into his pocket and straightened beside his inert would-be slayer.
Hunter Patrol|Henry Beam Piper and John J. McGuire
It seems good to me, therefore, that the Bintang Burung call down Djath's curse on this slayer of one of your people.
The Argus Pheasant|John Charles Beecham