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massacer

massacer is the archaic form of massacre.

Meaning of massacre

Noun

massacre (countable and uncountable, plural massacres)

  1. The killing of a considerable number (usually limited to people) where little or no resistance can be made, with indiscriminate violence, without necessity, and/or contrary to civilized norms.
    • St. Bartholomew's Day Massacre
  2. (obsolete) Murder.
    • The tyrannous and bloody act is done,—
      The most arch deed of piteous massacre
      That ever yet this land was guilty of.c. 1593 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Tragedy of Richard the Third: […]”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and...
  3. (figuratively) Any overwhelming defeat, as in a game or sport.

See all 7 meanings of massacre

Forms of massacer

Noun
pluralmassacers
Verb
third-person singular presentmassacers
present participlemassacering
past participlemassacered
pastmassacered

Questions about massacer

What is massacer the archaic form of?
Massacer is the archaic form of massacre.

Words near massacer in the dictionary

  1. mass-reports
  2. Mass.
  3. massa
  4. Massa Carrara
  5. Massac County
  6. massacer
  7. massacers
  8. Massachusett
  9. Massachusetts
  10. Massachusetts ballot
  11. Massachusetts ballots

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