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Noun: Bluebeard  'bloo,beerd
  1. (folklore) a nobleman in a French fairy tale who murders his wives for disobeying his order not to enter a forbidden room
    "The story of Bluebeard warns against the dangers of curiosity"

Derived forms: Bluebeards

Type of: character, fictional character, fictitious character

Encyclopedia: Bluebeard, Jr, or, Fatima and the Fairy