mankiller

mankiller n.

also man-killer, early 15c., from man (n.) + killer. Old English words for this were manslaga, manslieht.

Examples from the Web for mankiller Contemporary Examples of mankiller

She was arrested in Slovakia on Tuesday after a Europe-wide mankiller hunt that at first focused on Italy and Portugal.

Barbie Latza Nadeau

April 11, 2014

Historical Examples of mankiller

In January, 1880, the “Kid” added another notch on the handle of his pistol as a mankiller.

Chas. A. Siringo

This type of dynamo has gained the name for itself of “mankiller,” as its voltage becomes enormous at full load.

Frederick Irving Anderson