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🥤 One who spills 🎣 A fishing line 🩸 A killer
spiller

spiller

9.9
A person who causes someone or an animal to bleed
  • noun
  • /ˈspɪlər/
  • NSFW
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  • During the fierce battle, the spiller led his men bravely, leaving behind a scene of chaos and bloodshed.

Examples

  • In ancient times, a spiller was often celebrated as a warrior, revered for bringing honor to his tribe through acts of valor.

  • While a spill is fresh in the public's mind, environmental groups mobilize to add members, raise funds and other resources, and ultimately pressure elected officials to change oil spill policy to punish spillers and prevent future spills.

    Academic text (1998)

  • OPA 90 provides for tougher penalties and liability for oil spillers, allocates more resources for dealing with spills, and places more responsibility on the executive branch to respond to oil spill incidents promptly.

    Academic text (1998)

  • The hunter was known as a skilled spiller, feared for his ability to take down large game swiftly.

Synonyms

ripper
vsspiller
  • NSFW
53 9.6

A murderer who cuts and badly hurts people with a knife

is broader covering any agent who causes bleeding rather than just murderers
slasher
vsspiller
  • NSFW
7 8.7

A person who attacks others by cutting them with a sharp knife

is a general term that also includes non slashing causes of bleeding
shedder
vsspiller
  • NSFW
4 9.8

A person or animal that attacks and makes others bleed

is the more general term including hunting as well as violence
capper
vsspiller
  • Offensive
1 9.9

A person who kills someone, usually with a gun

is broader and covers bleeding from hunting or other violence
liquidator
vsspiller
  • Offensive
9.6

A person who kills others for political or criminal reasons

is broader not limited to planned or political killings

Surface Forms

spiller singular
spillers plural

Morphology

spiller = spill (transparent) = spill + er

Standard agent noun formation: 'person who spills' applied to shedding blood is directly derivable from 'spill' + '-er'.

Etymology

Spiller comes from the simple verb spill ('to let something fall out') plus the ending -er meaning 'one who does'. So a spiller of blood is literally 'one who makes blood fall out', which explains the violent or hunting sense.