self-killer

noun

One who kills oneself; a suicide.

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Meanings

nounself-killer (plural self-killers)

plural self-killers

  1. One who kills oneself; a suicide.

    The idea of excusing the self-killer by attributing to him the fictitious malady called "insanity" was invented as a tactic for the merciful treatment of his survivors.

    2002, Thomas Szasz, Fatal Freedom, page 43

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
autocidesuicidesuicideesuicider

Origin

From self- + killer or self-kill + -er.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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