"beheader" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: beheaders [plural]
Etymology: From behead + -er. Compare Middle English hedere, hevedare (“decapitator, executioner”). Etymology templates: {{suf|en|behead|er|id2=agent noun}} behead + -er, {{cog|enm|hedere}} Middle English hedere, {{m|enm|hevedare|t=decapitator, executioner}} hevedare (“decapitator, executioner”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} beheader (plural beheaders)
  1. One who beheads or decapitates. Synonyms: decapitator, headsman Related terms: behead, header, head Coordinate_terms: beheadee Translations (one who beheads or decapitates): mestaaja (Finnish), décapiteur [masculine] (French), decapitador [masculine] (Portuguese)
    Sense id: en-beheader-en-noun-UeSL9CIY Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -er (agent noun)

Inflected forms

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