Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

death-hunter

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.33 in modern English

Syllables: death-hunter
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A peddler who sold lurid accounts of murderers' dying speeches and confessions.

British usage; Obsolete; Slang

noun

An undertaker (funeral director).

British usage; Obsolete; Slang

Usage

British usage
Obsolete
Slang

Inflected Forms

death-hunters (plural)

Questions

What does death-hunter mean?: A peddler who sold lurid accounts of murderers' dying speeches and confessions.

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