Manslayer
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noun.
One, such as a person or animal, that kills a human.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
noun.
A slayer of a man or of men; one who kills a human being.
the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
noun.
One who kills a human being; one who commits manslaughter.
Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
noun.
Someone who commits
manslaughter
WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
noun.
a criminal who commits homicide (who performs the unlawful premeditated killing of another human being)
Word Usage
"+ The law of Israel was, "Ye shall take no ransom for the life of a manslayer, which is guilty of death; but he shall surely be put to death." ["
Hypernym
Words that are more generic or abstract
criminal
crook
felon
killer
malefactor
Hyponym
Words that are more specific
Jack the Ripper
assassin
assassinator
bravo
butcher
Synonym
Words with the same meaning
manslaughterer