as in murderers
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
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If drug traffickers are a legitimate target, well then why aren't rapists, murderers and child abusers?—
Carlo Versano,
MSNBC Newsweek,
3 Sep. 2025 -
Then, suddenly, Robbie and his boys are murderers.—
Judy Berman,
Time,
28 Aug. 2025
Noun
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The two Kill Bill films, while still about crime and criminals and ninja assassins, set themselves apart from his earlier works.—
Erik Kain,
Forbes.com,
1 Sep. 2025
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By adopting a policy of assassinating assassins, Israel sought international legitimacy, and perhaps even the quiet approval of some Lebanese.—
Lynn Zovighian,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 Aug. 2025
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At the outset of this meditative novel, a pair of out-of-work twins who are haunted by their parents’ histories as thieves and killers decide to go on a hunt for a puma that is terrorizing farmers and livestock in the highlands of Tasmania.—
The New Yorker,
New Yorker,
8 Sep. 2025
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One of the killers of curiosity is assumptions.—
Dr. Diane Hamilton,
Forbes.com,
8 Sep. 2025
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“Manslayers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/manslayers. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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