death-hunter

Hello, you have come here looking for the meaning of the word death-hunter. In DICTIOUS you will not only get to know all the dictionary meanings for the word death-hunter, but we will also tell you about its etymology, its characteristics and you will know how to say death-hunter in singular and plural. Everything you need to know about the word death-hunter you have here. The definition of the word death-hunter will help you to be more precise and correct when speaking or writing your texts. Knowing the definition ofdeath-hunter, as well as those of other words, enriches your vocabulary and provides you with more and better linguistic resources.

English

Noun

death-hunter (plural death-hunters)

  1. (UK, slang, obsolete) A peddler who sold lurid accounts of murderers' dying speeches and confessions.
  2. (UK, slang, obsolete) An undertaker (funeral director).

References

  • John Camden Hotten (1873) The Slang Dictionary