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deathsman

deathsman noun: an executioner; a headsman or hangman.

Noun

deathsman (plural deathsmen)

  1. (obsolete) An executioner; a headsman or hangman.

Forms of deathsman

pluraldeathsmen

Origin of deathsman

From death + -s- + -man.

Questions about deathsman

What does deathsman mean?
Deathsman means an executioner; a headsman or hangman.
What part of speech is deathsman?
Deathsman is a noun.
What is the plural of deathsman?
The plural of deathsman is deathsmen.

Words near deathsman in the dictionary

  1. deaths of despair
  2. deathscape
  3. deathscapes
  4. deathskull
  5. deathskulls
  6. deathsman
  7. deathsmen
  8. deathsome
  9. deathstalker
  10. deathstalkers
  11. deathstep

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