manslayer
manslayer · manslayers
Totschläger
One who commits homicide or manslaughterOne who commits homicide or manslaughter
Meaning
1 sensesOne who commits homicide or manslaughter
Totschläger
a criminal who commits homicide (who performs the unlawful premeditated killing of another human being)
Translations
1 languagesDeutsch
By meaning 1
one who commits manslaughter:
Origin
From Middle English mansleere, man-slere, manslaer, from Old English mannslaga, equivalentFrom Middle English mansleere, man-slere, manslaer, from Old English mannslaga, equivalent to man + slayer.
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Forms
plural: manslayers| Singular | manslayer |
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Synonyms
3 synonymsClose in meaning
- a criminal who commits homicide (who performs the unlawful premeditated killing of another human being):murdererliquidator
See also
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