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nounOne who commits genocide.
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- Proto-Indo-European*ǵenh₁-
- Proto-Indo-European*ǵénh₁os
- Proto-Hellenic*génos
- Ancient Greekγένος (génos)
- Proto-Indo-European*kh₂eyd-
- Proto-Indo-European*kh₂éydeti
- Proto-Italic*kaidō
- Latincaedō
- Englishgenocide
- Englishgenocider
From genocide + -er. Piecewise doublet of genocidaire.
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Catalan genocida
- genocidaone who commits genocide
French génocidaire
- génocidaireone who commits genocide
Hungarian népirtó
- népirtóone who commits genocide
Polish ludobójca, ludobójczyni
- ludobójcaone who commits genocide
- ludobójczynione who commits genocide
Portuguese genocida
- genocidaone who commits genocide
Spanish genocida
- genocidaone who commits genocide
Swedish folkmördare
- folkmördareone who commits genocide
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APA
genocider. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/genocider
MLA
“genocider.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/genocider. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “genocider,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/genocider.
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