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man-killer

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: 4.45 in modern English

Syllables
man-killer
IPA
15
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A murderer.

noun

An animal that kills humans.

noun

Someone who habitually seduces men.

Slang

Etymology

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

Origin

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

man-killers (plural) mankiller (alternative) man killer (alternative)

Phrases

lady-killer

Frequently Paired Words

lady-killer

Questions

What does man-killer mean?
A murderer.
Where does man-killer come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

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