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womanslayer

noun

Etymology

From woman + slayer, after manslayer.

  1. derived from slaga — “slayer”
  2. inherited from slear
  3. compounded as womanslayer — “woman + slayer”

Definitions

  1. One who kills a woman.

    • “[…] Fanis slew his own sister for possession of the Shunstone, remember? I warrant his heirlings will be as jealous of the Stone as their ancestor was.” / “Then let’s meet this latter-day womanslayer and be done with it.”
    • ‘What do you know about the Beast?’ asked the baron. / ‘Seven,’ Harald said, imagining them laid out in a row. ‘Seven so far.’ / ‘And there will be more.’ / ‘Yes. He can’t stop. A womanslayer is the worst kind of criminal there is!’

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA