massacrer

noun

Definition of massacrernext
as in butcher

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  1. butcher
  2. slayer
  3. executioner
  4. torpedo
  5. hit man
Noun
  • It was constructed in 1897 as part of the area’s military campus, and over time was used as an army depot, a butcher shop, an animal-feed store and a mailroom.
    — John Metcalfe, Mercury News, 21 Aug. 2026
  • Police said a man wielding a butcher's knife advanced toward officers, prompting them to open fire, killing him.
    — Jeff Capellini, CBS News, 16 Aug. 2026
Definition of butcher
Noun
  • Wright also said that under the slayer statute, the funds would be given to Reiner’s siblings, Romy and Jake.
    — Althea Legaspi, Rolling Stone, 16 Aug. 2026
  • The identity of the unpleasing Lindsay Marriott’s slayer has no pressing interest.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 23 July 2026
Definition of slayer
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  • But Bruce Wayne isn’t a boy anymore, and Batman can’t operate as a one-man judge, jury, and executioner.
    — Ben Travers, IndieWire, 2 Aug. 2026
  • The kingdom remains one of the world’s top executioners behind China and Iran.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 29 July 2026
Definition of executioner
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  • The Waco, Texas, native died in 1943 during a Japanese torpedo attack in the Pacific.
    — Michael Loria, USA Today, 21 Aug. 2026
  • The third season ended with Kate discovering the plot orchestrated by Hal and President Grace (Janney) to steal a dangerous Russian nuclear torpedo — a plot she is now implicated in.
    — Mya Copeland, Variety, 17 Aug. 2026
Definition of torpedo
Noun
  • Pinson kind of looked like that hit man or fixer on that show about crystal meth in New Mexico.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 24 July 2026
  • After a summer of mysterious teasers, Drake’s fourth and final livestream ahead of the album drops suggested that Iceman’s title is a reference to Richard Kuklinski, the tristate-area mob hit man (not the X-Men icon).
    — Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 21 May 2026
Definition of hit man
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“Massacrer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/massacrer. Accessed 27 Aug. 2026.

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