головорез

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Russian

Etymology

From голова́ (golová, head) +‎ -о- (-o-) +‎ -рез (-rez), combining form of ре́зать (rézatʹ, to cut). Compare with Macedonian главорез (glavorez) and Ukrainian головорі́з (holovoríz).

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Noun

головоре́з (golovorézm anim (genitive головоре́за, nominative plural головоре́зы, genitive plural головоре́зов)

  1. daredevil
  2. thug, cutthroat

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