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massacrist

massacrist noun: one who commits a massacre.

Noun

massacrist (plural massacrists)

  1. (rare) One who commits a massacre.
    • The paranoia of the Turkish Sultan Abdul, the massacrist, did not go further. To him, as to us, the choice seemed 'Thy life or mine'.1935, Gerald Heard, The Source of Civilization
    • Hence, as with Montreal Massacrist Marc Lepine, who murdered 14 women in 1989, it was an act devoid of anything other than personal context.2001, James P Winter, Mediathink

Forms of massacrist

pluralmassacrists

Origin of massacrist

From massacre + -ist.

Questions about massacrist

What does massacrist mean?
Massacrist means one who commits a massacre.
What part of speech is massacrist?
Massacrist is a noun.
What is the plural of massacrist?
The plural of massacrist is massacrists.

Words near massacrist in the dictionary

  1. massacrers
  2. massacres
  3. massacrest
  4. massacring
  5. massacrings
  6. massacrist
  7. massacrists
  8. massacrous
  9. Massad
  10. Massads
  11. massage

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