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massacrer

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English

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Etymology

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From massacre +‎ -er.

Noun

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massacrer (plural massacrers)

  1. One who massacres.

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Anagrams

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French

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Etymology

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Inherited from Middle French massacrer, from Old French macecrer, macecler, probably from Vulgar Latin *matteuculāre, from *matteuca (whence French massue), from *mattea or Late Latin mattia, from Latin mateola (hoe).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ma.sa.kʁe/
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Verb

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massacrer

  1. to massacre (to kill)
  2. (figuratively) to botch (to do something badly)
    Il a massacré cette chansonhe sung that song really badly (literally, “he massacred that song”)

Conjugation

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Descendants

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  • German: massakrieren
  • Italian: massacrare
  • Romanian: masacra

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