Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

self-slayer

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.44 in modern English

Syllables: self--s-lay-er
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

5

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

One who slays oneself; self-killer.

Example Sentences

"John King made the key point: suicide was worse than other sins because it left no time for repentance, and so it was difficult to believe that many, if any, self-slayers were spared."

Etymology

From self- + slayer.

Inflected Forms

self-slayers (plural)

Questions

What does self-slayer mean?: One who slays oneself; self-killer.
Where does self-slayer come from?: From self- + slayer.

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