widow-maker
widow-maker · widow-makers
Witwenmacher
Something which or someone who takes a person's life, particularly menSomething which or someone who takes a person's life, particularly men; a lethal hazard that affects mostly men or is specific to a primarily male trade.
UK/ˈwɪ.dəʊˌmeɪ.kəɹ/US/ˈwɪ.doʊˌmeɪ.kəɹ/
Meaning
4 senses(idiomatic)Something which or someone who takes a person's life, particularly men; a lethal hazard that affects mostly men or is specific to a primarily male trade.
Witwenmacher
The detached or broken limb of a tree, a hazard to those walking underneath.
(informal)An occlusion of the left coronary artery or its anterior interventricular branch, which is likely to cause a fatal heart attack.
(slang)The Lockheed F-104 Starfighter.
Translations
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By meaning 1
something which or someone who takes a person's life:
Origin
From widow + maker. For sense 4, compare German Witwenmacher.From widow + maker. For sense 4, compare German Witwenmacher.
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