death-hunter

noun

A peddler who sold lurid accounts of murderers' dying speeches and confessions.

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Meanings

noundeath-hunter (plural death-hunters)

plural death-hunters

  1. UKobsoleteslangA peddler who sold lurid accounts of murderers' dying speeches and confessions.
  2. UKobsoleteslangAn undertaker (funeral director).
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APA

death-hunter. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/death-hunter

MLA

“death-hunter.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/death-hunter. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “death-hunter,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/death-hunter.

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