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slayer

noun

Definition of slayer

as in executioner

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Recent Examples of slayer The trust’s professional fiduciary and trustees have blocked him, citing California’s slayer statute, which prevents anyone from inheriting or financially benefiting from the estate of a person they are accused of killing. — Kevin Dolak, HollywoodReporter, 27 Aug. 2026 Wright also said that under the slayer statute, the funds would be given to Reiner’s siblings, Romy and Jake. — Althea Legaspi, Rolling Stone, 16 Aug. 2026 The identity of the unpleasing Lindsay Marriott’s slayer has no pressing interest. — Literary Hub, 23 July 2026 In 2024, Marvel removed Blade from its 2025 release schedule, which was not a good sign for the future of the vampire slayer’s return to the big screen. — Armando Tinoco, Deadline, 20 July 2026 He was followed by Anthony Stewart Head, who played the slayer's dear mentor, Giles, and passed away in June at 72. — Britt Hayes, Entertainment Weekly, 12 June 2026 Don’t let the hypocrite slayer win! — Brian Moylan, Vulture, 9 Apr. 2026 That generation’s Turbo, however, was a clear step towards where the car was going, thanks to its addition of standard all-wheel-drive—a change that moved the Turbo from the snap-oversteer-prone monster in previous generations to a controllable, all-weather supercar-slayer. — Will Sabel Courtney, Robb Report, 19 Mar. 2026 Despite the enthusiasm around the project, which would have introduced Ryan Kiera Armstrong as the new slayer alongside Gellar’s Buffy, Gellar pointed to at least one very vocal detractor. — Tracy Brown, Los Angeles Times, 17 Mar. 2026

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But Bruce Wayne isn’t a boy anymore, and Batman can’t operate as a one-man judge, jury, and executioner.

— Ben Travers, IndieWire, 2 Aug. 2026
The kingdom remains one of the world’s top executioners behind China and Iran.

— ABC News, ABC News, 29 July 2026

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Durant's Steakhouse At Durant’s Steakhouse in Phoenix, the Chef’s Cut Hanging Bacon at Durant’s begins with premium, generously thick cut Colorado Farms bacon, hand cut each day by master butchers.

— Aly Walansky, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2026
It was constructed in 1897 as part of the area’s military campus, and over time was used as an army depot, a butcher shop, an animal-feed store and a mailroom.

— John Metcalfe, Mercury News, 21 Aug. 2026

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