"man-killer" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: En-au-man-killer.ogg Forms: man-killers [plural]
Etymology: From Middle English man-killer, equivalent to man + killer. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|man-killer}} Middle English man-killer, {{af|en|man|killer}} man + killer Head templates: {{en-noun}} man-killer (plural man-killers)
  1. A murderer. Translations (a murderer): hattak-abi' (Chickasaw)
    Sense id: en-man-killer-en-noun-C56tZ59M Disambiguation of 'a murderer': 100 0 0
  2. An animal that kills humans.
    Sense id: en-man-killer-en-noun-LER3Ku9w
  3. (slang) Someone who habitually seduces men. Tags: slang
    Sense id: en-man-killer-en-noun-k~m0~vVa Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Chickasaw translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 3 7 90 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 7 20 74 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 7 17 76 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 3 8 89 Disambiguation of Terms with Chickasaw translations: 7 14 79
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: mankiller, man killer Related terms: lady-killer

Inflected forms

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