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单词 deathsman
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deathsman

[ deths-muhn ]
/ ˈdɛθs mən /

noun, plural deaths·men.Archaic.

an executioner.

Origin of deathsman

First recorded in 1580–90; death + 's1 + man

Words nearby deathsman

death row, death seat, death sentence, death's-head, death's-head moth, deathsman, death spiral, death squad, death tax, death tourist, deathtrap
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Example sentences from the Web for deathsman

  • From his arms thou shalt start with horror, as from those of thy wronged father's betrayer,—perchance his deathsman!

    The Last Of The Barons, Complete|Edward Bulwer-Lytton
  • Flie lust, as the deathsman of the soule, and defile not the Temple of the holy ghost.

    Elizabethan and Jacobean Pamphlets|Various
  • Nearer and nearer press the populace,—another moment, and the deathsman is defrauded.

    Zanoni|Edward Bulwer Lytton
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