Definitions of manslayer
a criminal who commits homicide (who performs the unlawful premeditated killing of another human being)
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synonyms:
liquidator, murderer-
examples:
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Jack the Ripperan unidentified English murderer in the 19th century
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John Wilkes BoothUnited States actor and assassin of President Lincoln (1838-1865)
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Lee Harvey OswaldUnited States assassin of President John F. Kennedy (1939-1963)
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types:
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assassin, assassinator, bravoa murderer (especially one who kills a prominent political figure) who kills by a surprise attack and often is hired to do the deed
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butchera brutal indiscriminate murderer
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cutthroatsomeone who murders by cutting the victim’s throat
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fratricidea person who murders their brother or sister
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gun, gun for hire, gunman, gunslinger, hired gun, hit man, hitman, shooter, torpedo, triggermana professional killer who uses a gun
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hatchet man, icemana professional killer
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infanticidea person who murders an infant
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mass murderera person who is responsible for the deaths of many victims in a single incident
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murderessa woman murderer
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parricidesomeone who kills his or her parent
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rippera murderer who slashes the victims with a knife
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serial killer, serial murderersomeone who murders more than three victims one at a time in a relatively short interval
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matricidea person who murders their mother
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patricidea person who murders their father
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spree killera serial killer whose murders occur within a brief period of time
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Jack the Ripper
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