carnefice

Italian

Etymology

From Latin carnifex.

Noun

carnefice m (plural carnefici)

  1. executioner
  2. torturer, tormentor, persecutor
  3. victimizer, brutal murderer
  4. hangman (word game)

Synonyms

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