"dragonslayer" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: dragonslayers [plural]
Etymology: dragon + slayer Etymology templates: {{compound|en|dragon|slayer}} dragon + slayer Head templates: {{en-noun}} dragonslayer (plural dragonslayers)
  1. One who slays a dragon. Categories (topical): People, Stock characters Translations (killer of dragons): δρακοντολέτης (drakontolétēs) (Ancient Greek), վիշապաքաղ (višapakʿaġ) (Armenian), վիշապասպան (višapaspan) (Armenian), আজদাহাকুশ (azdahakuś) (Bengali), drakendoder [masculine] (Dutch), sauroctone [masculine] (French), Drachentöter [masculine] (German), վիշապաքաղ (višapakʿał) (Old Armenian), اژدهاکش (eždehâkoš) (Persian), drakdödare [common-gender] (Swedish)

Inflected forms

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