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noun

slayer

SLAY-uh
noun
1
A person or thing that kills; a killer.
"In the story, she is destined to be the slayer of vampires."

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In plain EnglishSomeone (or something) that kills.

Word Forms

slayers plural

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Etymology

From Old English slaga, related to the verb slay plus the agent suffix -er.

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