lifetaker en · NOUN
Etymology
From life + taker.
Meanings
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A murderer; an assassin.
‘I don't know hell's first whisper about you. You might be a lifetaker for all I know.’
1939, Raymond Chandler, The Big Sleep, Penguin, published 2011, page 86:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| lifetakers | Number=Plur | lexicographic |