Masculine
bourreau
- (masculine) torturer
- (masculine) executioner, hangman (the person)
- (masculine) individual who lives extravagantly
Frequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/bu.ʁo/
Etymology
From bourrer (“to hit”).
headsman
ladies’ man
public executioner
baby-beater
child batterer
glutton for work
exécuteur des hautes œuvres
exécuteur des hautes-œuvres
bourrelle
tranche-tête
boia
carrasco
Henker
verdugo
botxí
cellat
beul
δήμιος
جلاَّد
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