an imaginary character who represents death. It is usually shown as a skeleton wearing a long black cloak with a hood and carrying a scythe (=a tool for cutting grass).
Synonyms and related words
Characters in stories
Arthur
Arthurian
changeling
Synonyms and related words
Death and general words relating to death
death
mortality
dying
the Grim Reaper
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an imaginary character who represents death. It is usually shown as a skeleton wearing a long black cloak with a hood and carrying a scythe (=a tool for cutting grass).