meurtrier

French

Etymology

From meurtre +‎ -ier.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /mœʁ.tʁi.je/
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Adjective

meurtrier (feminine meurtrière, masculine plural meurtriers, feminine plural meurtrières)

deadly, bloody (involving death), murderous
l’année la plus meurtrière depuis 2001 ― the bloodiest year since 2001

Noun

meurtrier m (plural meurtriers, feminine meurtrière)

murderer (person who commits murder)

Derived terms

meurtrier de masse

Further reading

“meurtrier”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
“meurtrier” in Dictionnaire français en ligne Larousse.

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