- manslayer
- noun Date: 14th century one who commits homicide
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
manslayer
Look at other dictionaries:
Manslayer — Man slay er, n. One who kills a human being; one who commits manslaughter. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
manslayer — index criminal Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
manslayer — manslaying, n., adj. /man slay euhr/, n. a person who kills another human being. [bef. 1000; ME; manslaer. See MAN1, SLAYER] * * * … Universalium
manslayer — noun Someone who commits manslaughter Syn: manslaughterer … Wiktionary
Manslayer — One who was guilty of accidental homicide, and was entitled to flee to a city of refuge (Num. 35:6, 12, 22, 23), his compulsory residence in which terminated with the death of the high priest. (See CITY OF [377]REFUGE.) … Easton's Bible Dictionary
manslayer — I (Roget s IV) n. Syn. assassin, murderer, gangster; see criminal , killer . II (Roget s Thesaurus II) noun One who murders another: butcher, cutthroat, homicide, killer, massacrer, murderer, murderess, slaughterer, slayer, triggerman. See HELP … English dictionary for students
manslayer — sb. Ps. lviii. 3 … Oldest English Words
manslayer — mænsleɪə(r) n. one who unintentionally kills another human being, one who kills another person without planning the act in advance (Law) … English contemporary dictionary
manslayer — n 1. murderer, killer, slayer, man killer, cutthroat, thug; assassin, liquidator, bravo, sniper, gunman, silencer, dispatcher, Sl. gun, Sl. hired gun, Sl. hit man, Sl. triggerman, Sl. torpedo, Sl. hatchet man; executioner, Sl.Jack Ketch, lyncher … A Note on the Style of the synonym finder
manslayer — man•slay•er [[t]ˈmænˌsleɪ ər[/t]] n. a person who kills another human … From formal English to slang
