slayer

[ sley-er ]

noun

1. a person who kills another person or creature, usually violently, or who destroys something:

   In the movie, the prince is a dragon slayer on a mission to kill the dragon responsible for corrupting the heart of the king.

   In Hindu legend, the goddess Kalaratri is worshiped as the slayer of darkness and ignorance.

Word History and Origins

Origin of slayer¹

slay ( def ) + -er ¹

Example Sentences

For his reputation as a slayer of bowling attacks, Stokes is at his peak when he grows into an innings.

From BBC

These two teams are the 'City slayers' who handed Manchester City back-to-back defeats before the international break.

From BBC

When Dubois told us he was the "king slayer" only a handful listened, let alone believed him.

From BBC

I don’t want to ask you specifically about that, but rather the creative habit of approaching Lincoln’s life stories from an array of directions including fictionalizing him as a vampire slayer.

From Salon

In hindsight, the director now understands why an episode in which Buffy comes out to her mother as a vampire slayer moved them to tears.

From Los Angeles Times