- slaugh|ter|man
- slaugh|ter|man «SL tuhr muhn», noun, plural -men.1. a man whose work is to slaughter animals for food.2. = executioner. (Cf. ↑executioner)
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man|slaugh|ter — «MAN SL tuhr», noun. 1. the killing of a human being or beings: »The Indian massacre at Deerfield was nothing more nor less than manslaughter. 2. Law. the killing of a human being unlawfully but without deliberate intent or under strong… … Useful english dictionary
slaugh — slaugh·ter·er; slaugh·ter·man; slaugh·ter·ous; slaugh·tery; over·slaugh; slaugh·ter; slaugh·ter·ous·ly; … English syllables
man — man·dae·an·ism; man·da·ic; man·da·la; man·da·ment; man·dan; man·dant; man·da·pa; man·dar; man·da·rin·ate; man·da·rin·ism; man·da·tary; man·da·tee; man·da·tor; man·da·to·ri·ly; man·da·tum; man·da·ya; man·de; man·de·ism; man·del·ate; man·del·ic;… … English syllables
man·slaugh·ter — /ˈmænˌslɑːtɚ/ noun [noncount] law : the crime of killing a person without intending to do so She was convicted of manslaughter for driving while drunk and killing three people … Useful english dictionary
ter — ter; ter·a·con·ic; ter·a·cryl·ic; ter·a·glin; ter·aph; ter·as; ter·a·tism; ter·a·to·genesis; ter·a·to·gen·ic; ter·a·to·log·i·cal; ter·a·tol·o·gist; ter·a·tol·o·gy; ter·a·to·ma; ter·a·to·sis; ter·bi·um; ter·centennial; ter·centesimal; ter·ce·ron;… … English syllables
slaughterman — slaugh·ter·man … English syllables
manslaughter — man·slaugh·ter man .slȯt ər n the slaying of a human being specif the unlawful killing of a human being without express or implied malice … Medical dictionary
manslaughter — man·slaugh·ter / man ˌslȯ tər/ n: the unlawful killing of a human being without malice compare homicide, murder involuntary manslaughter: manslaughter resulting from the failure to perform a legal duty expressly required to safeguard human life … Law dictionary
Slaughterman — Slaugh ter*man, n.; pl. {Slaughtermen}. One employed in slaughtering. Shak. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Slaughtermen — Slaughterman Slaugh ter*man, n.; pl. {Slaughtermen}. One employed in slaughtering. Shak. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
