Deathsmen

Definition

Plural of deathsman; multiple persons who cause or deal death.

Etymology

Plural form of 'deathsman,' following the regular English pattern of 'man' becoming 'men'. Used historically to refer to groups of executioners, soldiers, or killers.

Kelly Says

Medieval armies didn't call soldiers 'deathsmen'—that was saved for executioners and assassins, making it a weirdly specific and ominous job title.

Translations

AMአማርኛ

ሰላም

se-la-am

ARالعربية

قاتلون

qatl-oon

BNবাংলা

হত্যাকারী

hot-ya-ka-ree

CACatalà

assassins

ah-sah-sin-s

CSČeština

vrazi

v-ra-zi

DADansk

mordere

mor-der-e

DEDeutsch

Mörder

mö-dər

ELΕλληνικά

ΚILLER

KEE-ler

ESEspañol

asesinos

ah-seh-see-nohs

FAفارسی

قاتل

qatl

FISuomi

murhaajat

mur-ha-a-jat

FRFrançais

tueurs

too-ayrs

GUGU

હત્યાકારી

ha-tya-ka-ree

HAHA

ma'a

ma-a

HEעברית

רוצחים

rot-sha-him

HIहिन्दी

हत्यारे

hat-ya-ra-e

HUMagyar

gyilkosok

gil-kos-ok

IDBahasa Indonesia

pembunuh

pembunu-uh

IGIG

ndị nwụrụ

n-di-n-wu-ru

ITItaliano

assassini

ah-sah-sin-ee

JA日本語

死神

shin-shi

KKKK

қатл

qatl

KMKM

អ្នកបាត់

ah-nok-ba-at

KO한국어

죽음자들

juk-eum-ja-deul

MRMR

हत्यारे

hat-ya-ra-e

MSBahasa Melayu

pembunuh

pembunu-uh

MYမြန်မာ

လူကုသိုလ်

loo-ku-tho-le

NLNederlands

moordenaars

moord-na-a-rs

NONorsk

morder

mor-der

PAPA

ਖਤਨਾ

khat-na

PLPolski

mordercy

mor-der-tsy

PTPortuguês

assassinos

ah-sah-sin-ohss

RORomână

ucigași

oo-chee-ga-shee

RUРусский

убийцы

oo-bee-yt-tsy

SVSvenska

mördare

mör-dare

SWKiswahili

wanaume

wa-na-u-me

TAதமிழ்

கொலை꾼்கள்

ko-lai-ku-n-gal

TEతెలుగు

ฆాతక

kha-ta-ka

THไทย

ฆาตกร

kha-at-gorn

TLTL

mga tagapapatay

mga-ta-ga-pa-ta-pay

TRTürkçe

ölümcüler

o-lyoom-choo-lehr

UKУкраїнська

вбивці

v-bee-t-tsy

URاردو

قاتلون

qatl-oon

VITiếng Việt

những người giết người

nhu-the-ngoi-zeet-ngoi

YOYO

ọlọ́run

oh-lo-run

ZH中文

死神

shén sǐ

ZUZU

abantu abaphatha

a-ban-tu-a-ba-pa-tha

Ethical Language Guidance

Gender History

Plural of deathsman, perpetuating masculine default for occupational roles. The -men suffix enforces gender in collective terms even when referring to mixed-gender groups.

Inclusive Usage

Use "executioners" or "death officials" as gender-neutral plurals that refer to people in the role without gendered language.

Inclusive Alternatives

["executioners","death officials","capital punishers"]

Empowerment Note

Historical records of women executioners across cultures are rendered invisible when masculine plural forms dominate formal language.

Related Words

executioners killers murderers soldiers assassins hangmen