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Noun: manslayer  'man,sley-u(r)
Usage: archaic
  1. A criminal who commits homicide (who performs the unlawful premeditated killing of another human being)
    "The manslayer was sentenced to life in prison";
    - murderer, liquidator

Derived forms: manslayers

Type of: crim [Brit, informal], criminal, crook [informal], felon, killer, malefactor [formal], outlaw, slayer

Encyclopedia: Manslayer