body count

noun

1

: a count of the bodies of killed enemy soldiers

2

: the number of persons involved in a particular activity

Examples of body count in a Sentence

The rising body count fueled opposition to the war.

Recent Examples on the Web

There is a complicated path with many shady characters being weaved in and out, a body count nearing 100 unexplained deaths at Carnival and a extremist rival of Marcel’s from his university days determined to oust smart colleagues by hiring a pair of daunting hitmen. —Pete Hammond, Deadline, 18 May 2025

Every Evans production is an amusement park ride with a body count. —Andy Crump, Time, 26 Apr. 2025

Goosed by a couple gratuitous interludes of gory amateur surgery, the movie is eventful, with a high body count. —Dennis Harvey, Variety, 11 Apr. 2025

While there was a higher body count in Taormina and Thailand, in terms of work culture Maui seems to be the most loosey-goosey of the resort locations with the staff going down K-holes and sleeping with guests in beachside huts. —Eddie Mouradian, Vulture, 7 Apr. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1962, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for body count

• rediscount
• subaccount
• tantamount
• undercount
• account
• amount
• discount
• dismount
• recount
• remount
• seamount
• surmount