carnefice

Italian (Fiorentino)

noun
Definitions
  • executioner
  • torturer, tormentor, persecutor
  • victimizer, brutal murderer
  • (games) hangman

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin carnifex (butcher).

Origin

Latin

carnifex

Gloss

butcher

Concept
Semantic Field

Social and political relations

Ontological Category

Person/Thing

Emoji

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