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messengers of death

messengers of death is the plural of messenger of death.

Meaning of messenger of death

Noun

messenger of death (plural messengers of death)

  1. A figure or entity that presages death.
  2. (literary) 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

Questions about messengers of death

What is messengers of death the plural of?
Messengers of death is the plural of messenger of death.

Words near messengers of death in the dictionary

  1. messengerhood
  2. messengerial
  3. messengering
  4. messengerly
  5. messengers
  6. messengers of death
  7. messengers-at-arms
  8. messengership
  9. messengerships
  10. Messenia
  11. Messenian

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