English

Alternative forms

• man-queller, man queller

Noun

manqueller ‎(plural manquellers)

1. (obsolete) A killer of men; a manslayer; executioner.
2. (obsolete) A murderer.

   Wilt thou kill God's officers and the king's? Ah, thou honey-seed rogue! Thou art a honey-seed, a man-queller, and a woman-queller. — Shakespeare.

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Related terms

• woman-queller