banemand

Danish

Etymology

bane (“bane”) +‎ mand (“man”)

Noun

banemand c (singular definite banemanden, plural indefinite banemænd)

1. (archaic or poetic) bane, killer, especially a male one

   Coordinate term: drabsmand

   • 2008, Morten Piil, Gyldendals danske filmguide, Gyldendal A/S, →ISBN:

     Hun er fortællingens centrum, dens drivkraft og - i sidste ende - dens banemand.

     She is the center of the narrative, its driving force and - ultimately - its killer.

   • 2011, Rick Riordan, Den røde pyramide, Lindhardt og Ringhof, →ISBN, page 441:

     Ras Øje, de ondes banemand, den store jægerske, ildkvinden og så videre. Fedt, tænkte jeg.

     Eye of Ra, bane of evil people, the great huntress, the woman of fire, etc. Great, I thought.

   • 2014, Pernille Eybye, Blodets bånd #6: Forfald, Tellerup A/S, →ISBN:

     „Kig godt på hende. Hun er din banemand.“

     „Look carefully at her. She is your bane.“

   1. (figurative) person, group, organization etc. that defeats a rival and/or ends somebody else's career etc.

Declension

Declension of banemand

common gender	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	banemand	banemanden	banemænd	banemændene
genitive	banemands	banemandens	banemænds	banemændenes

References

• “banemand” in Den Danske Ordbog