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self-slayer

[ self-sley-er ]

noun

  1. one who kills oneself.


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Other Words From

  • self-slain adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of self-slayer1

First recorded in 1680–90
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Example Sentences

One shall meet his death through the drinking of beer, Maddened with mead, when no measure he sets To the words of his mouth through wisdom of mind; He shall lose his life in loathsome wise, 55 Shall shamefully suffer, shut off from joy, And men shall know him by the name of self-slayer, Shall deplore with their mouths the mead-drinker’s fall.

It was not that a line must be drawn somewhere, and that the self-slayer in exaltation fell within the line, the self-slayer in sadness just beyond it.

The self-slayer kills himself because he will not wait for death.

It was not that a line must be drawn somewhere, and that the self-slayer in exaltation fell within the line, the self-slayer in sadness just beyond it.

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