as in murderer
a person who kills another person Cain has the distinction of being the Bible's first and most infamous manslayer

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Noun
  • Joe Biden and Border Czar Harris allowed murderers, rapists, and vicious gang members to flood into our country unvetted.
    Nicholas Creel, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 Apr. 2025
  • The attorney for Rachel Morin's family says the trial of her murderer is a testament to relentless law enforcement and a devastating indictment of immigration failures that allowed her killer to murder the Maryland mom of five.
    Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, FOXNews.com, 17 Apr. 2025
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  • In The Accountant 2, premiering April 25 in theaters, Affleck and Bernthal reunite as brothers Christian and Braxton, who come together to help track down a mysterious assassin.
    Glenn Garner, Deadline, 16 Apr. 2025
  • The beret-lover with the $20,000 necklace (Lauren McKnight) was the second assassin.
    Sara Netzley, EW.com, 15 Apr. 2025
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“Manslayer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/manslayer. Accessed 2 May. 2025.

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