slayer
A killer; a murderer; someone who slaysA killer; a murderer; someone who slays.
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» Ziri was a powerful demon slayer.
Amastan · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FRMeaning
2 sensesA killer; a murderer; someone who slays.
Töter, Abmurkser
уби́йцаubíjca
(uncommon)A butcher.
- someone who causes the death of a person or animal
Examples
5 sentencesZiri was a powerful demon slayer.
Paul hired demon slayers.
How come only girls get to be vampire slayers? That's so sexist!
Thrice had Achilles round the Trojan wall / dragged Hector; there the slayer sells the slain.
If you watch past season 4 of Buffy the Vampire Slayer without me, I'm going to kill you.
ruЕсли ты станешь смотреть "Баффи, истребительницу вампиров" дальше четвёртого сезона без меня, я тебя убью. — Ooneykcall
deWenn du „Buffy – im Bann der Dämonen“ weiter als bis zur vierten Staffel anschaust, wenn ich nicht dabei bin, dann bring ich dich um! — brauchinet
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English slear, sleere, sleare, slaare, dissimilated from Old English slaga (“sFrom Middle English slear, sleere, sleare, slaare, dissimilated from Old English slaga (“slayer”), equivalent to slay + -er.
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Forms
plural: slayersSynonyms
1 synonyms- someone who causes the death of a person or animal:killer
Word family
12 related wordsSee also
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