Meanings
plural manslayers
- One who commits homicide or manslaughter
The right of an accidental manslayer to flee to the protective custody of a city of refuge.
2001, David L. Lieber, Jules Harlow, Etz Hayim: Torah and Commentary, page 763Synonyms: manslaughterer, murderer
Synonyms & antonyms
nounOne who commits homicide or manslaughter
More synonyms by meaning
nouna criminal who commits homicide (who performs the unlawful premeditated killing of another human being)
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Old Englishmannslaga
- Middle Englishmansleere
- Englishmanslayer
From Middle English mansleere, man-slere, manslaer, from Old English mannslaga, equivalent to man + slayer.
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Full word history & related roots →Translations
Ancient Greek ἀνδροφόνος
- ἀνδροφόνος (androphónos)one who commits manslaughter
German Totschläger
- Totschlägerone who commits manslaughter
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