mercy killern.

Brit.

/ˈməːsɪ ˌkɪlə/, U.S.

/ˈmərsi ˌkɪlər/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: mercy n., killer n.

Etymology: < mercy n. + killer n. Compare mercy killing n. and later mercy-kill v.

A person who practises euthanasia or mercy killing.

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mercy killer1925

1925 Charleston (W. Virginia) Daily Mail 20 June 8/1 (headline) Mercy killer is jailed two years.

1935 Amer. Speech 10 120/2 On the trail of the..mercy killer..the public follows day by day.

1951 J. D. Salinger Catcher in Rye xxi. 194 He feels sorry for it [sc. a child]..sticks this blanket over her face..and makes her suffocate...He was a mercy killer.

1992 New Republic 6 Apr. 8/2 The discerning suicide or mercy killer can choose from a wide variety of Hemlock literature.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	mercy killer
释义	mercy killern. Brit. /ˈməːsɪ ˌkɪlə/, U.S. /ˈmərsi ˌkɪlər/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: mercy n., killer n. Etymology: < mercy n. + killer n. Compare mercy killing n. and later mercy-kill v. A person who practises euthanasia or mercy killing. ΘΚΠ the world > life > death > killing > killer for specific reason or type of person > [noun] > mercy killer mercy killer1925 1925 Charleston (W. Virginia) Daily Mail 20 June 8/1 (headline) Mercy killer is jailed two years. 1935 Amer. Speech 10 120/2 On the trail of the..mercy killer..the public follows day by day. 1951 J. D. Salinger Catcher in Rye xxi. 194 He feels sorry for it [sc. a child]..sticks this blanket over her face..and makes her suffocate...He was a mercy killer. 1992 New Republic 6 Apr. 8/2 The discerning suicide or mercy killer can choose from a wide variety of Hemlock literature. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1925
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