messenger of death
messenger of death noun: a figure or entity that presages death.
Noun
messenger of death (plural messengers of death)
- A figure or entity that presages death.
- An arrow, bomb, bullet, etc., that causes or is intended to cause death when fired.
- Tarzan had placed the finest marksmen of the tribe in the surrounding trees, with directions never to reveal themselves while the enemy was faced in their direction. As a black released his messenger of death he would slink behind the sheltering stem of the tree he had selected, nor would he again...1913, Edgar Rice Burroughs, The Return of Tarzan, New York: Ballantine Books, published 1963, page messenger of death138
Forms of messenger of death
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Questions about messenger of death
- What does messenger of death mean?
- Messenger of death means a figure or entity that presages death.
- What part of speech is messenger of death?
- Messenger of death is a noun.
- What is the plural of messenger of death?
- The plural of messenger of death is messengers of death.
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