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man⋅slay⋅er

  [man-sley-er]
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–noun
a person who kills another human being.
Origin:
bef. 1000; ME; manslaer. See man 1 , slayer

Related forms:
manslaying, noun, adjective
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man·slay·er   (mān'slā'ər)   
n.  One, such as a person or animal, that kills a human.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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Manslayer

one who was guilty of accidental homicide, and was entitled to flee to a city of refuge (Num. 35:6, 12, 22, 23), his compulsory residence in which terminated with the death of the high priest. (See CITY OF REFUGE.)

Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary
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