slayer

noun — 2 senses

slayer

noun

UK /ˈsleɪə/

Etymology From Middle English slear, sleere, sleare, slaare, dissimilated from Old English slaga (“slayer”), equivalent to slay + -er.

1

A killer; a murderer; someone who slays.

2

Uncommon A butcher.

Derived terms: brother-slayer, deerslayer, dragonslayer, father-slayer, kingslayer, kinslayer, manslayer, self-slayer, slayer rule, slayer statute, womanslayer

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