slayer

/ˈsleɪ.ər/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈsleɪ.ɚ/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈslāə(r), -le(ə)r, -leə/ (ame, mw)

slayer — noun

  • slayersingular
  • slayersplural

1. a person who violently kills another person or creature, especially in stories,

1.名詞C1
釋義

a person who violently kills another person or creature, especially in stories, crime reports, or other dramatic accounts.

例句

Police arrested the slayer after a witness recognized his red jacket.

headline-style use for a violent killer

The newspaper called Rodrigo the subway slayer after the station attack.

同義詞
  • killer

    Broader and much more common term for someone who causes death.

  • murderer

    Used when the killing is unlawful and the victim is a person.

  • assassin

    Usually refers to a planned killing of an important target.

文法句型

a slayer

the slayer of [person/animal/monster]

用法筆記

Often used in crime reporting, fantasy, or dramatic storytelling rather than plain everyday description. It is more forceful and literary than killer, and it commonly appears in patterns such as slayer of [victim or monster].

常見錯誤

❌My sister is a slayer in the army.
✅My sister is a soldier in the army.
💡Slayer means a person who kills violently, not a general term for someone serving in the military.