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slayer

slayer

181 6.5
A person who kills others, often dangerous animals or enemies
  • noun
  • /ˈsleɪər/
  • NSFW
translation icon : asesino
  • The slayer confronted the terrifying beast that had been terrorizing the townsfolk for weeks.
  • vampire slayer
  • monster slayer

There's people with guns and and freedom of play for me is allowing people to to play in ways besides just being the Slayer, the person that's really good at killing.

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Examples

  • Oh, he's a dragon slayer.

    Reign of Fire (2002)

  • The Story of the Hero Twins, Monster Slayer and Born of Water.

    Fiction book (1993)

  • For a moment, the Slayer remains still, crouched on the floor.

    Fiction book (1992)

  • By instinct and by training, vampire slayers fought against a target, an enemy.

    Fiction book (1999)

  • Oh look everyone, here's the mighty warrior of legend, Beowulf, slayer of monsters and dragons!

    Blog text (10)

  • Alvin, the Zombie Slayer.

    ParaNorman (2012)

  • I am the spirit of Delphi... speaker of the prophecies of Phoebus Apollo... slayer of the mighty Python.

    Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters (2013)

  • In the story, the hero was celebrated as a slayer of dragons who protected the village.

  • She dreamed of becoming a famous slayer of monsters like the ones she read about in legends.

Synonyms

killer
vsslayer
  • NSFW
∞ 1.9

A person or animal that makes another living thing die on purpose

focuses on causing death to dangerous enemies or monsters rather than any death
murderer
vsslayer
  • NSFW
946 3.4

A person who illegally kills another person on purpose

refers to causing death to dangerous enemies or monsters not unlawful human deaths

Antonyms

victim
∞ 1.5

A person who suffers harm, injury, loss because of an accident, crime or trick

prey
238 1.9

An animal hunted and killed by another animal for food

How Deadly

assassin
  • NSFW
230 6.3
slayer
  • NSFW
181 6.5
killer
  • NSFW
∞ 1.9
executioner
  • NSFW
47 7.2
attacker
167 2.5

Surface Forms

slayer singular
slayers plural

Morphology

slayer = slay (transparent) = slay + er

The agentive suffix '-er' productivity forms an obvious noun 'one who slays', so the meaning is directly derived from 'slay'.

Etymology

Slayer comes from the old verb slay, which means 'to kill', and the ending -er which means 'one who'. So a slayer is simply 'one who kills', often used for someone who defeats a dangerous enemy or monster.