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mankiller
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See also: man-killer
English
Etymology
From Middle English man-killer, equivalent to man + killer.
Noun
mankiller (plural mankillers)
- One who kills a human being.
- 1827, Noah Worcester, The Friend of Peace, volume 4, page 364:
- Hence we may account not only for the grasshopper war of the Indians, but for the grasshopper duels among our midshipmen, military officers, members of Congress, and others who have been educated for mankillers.
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