"heartman" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: heartmen [plural]
Etymology: heart + -man Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|heart|man}} heart + -man Head templates: {{en-noun|heartmen}} heartman (plural heartmen)
  1. (Africa) A witch doctor who kills people to steal their organs. Tags: Africa
    Sense id: en-heartman-en-noun-qklOpSgX Categories (other): African English, English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -man

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for heartman meaning in English (1.1kB)

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