mankiller

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noun

One who kills a human being.

OriginMiddle English man-killer →
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Meanings

nounmankiller (plural mankillers)

plural mankillers

  1. One who kills a human being.

    Hence we may account not only for the grasshopper war of the Indians, but for the grasshopper duels among our midshipmen, military officers, members of Congress, and others who have been educated for mankillers.

    1827, Noah Worcester, The Friend of Peace, volume 4, page 364

Origin

  1. Middle Englishman-killer
  2. Englishmankiller

From Middle English man-killer, equivalent to man + killer.

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APA

mankiller. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mankiller

MLA

“mankiller.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mankiller. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “mankiller,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mankiller.

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