percussor

Meaning

1. (declension-3, masculine) A stabber, striker, shooter.
2. (declension-3, masculine) A murderer, assassin, bandit; executioner.

Concepts

assassin

Synonyms

carnifex

sicarius

assassīnus

Translations

assassino

قَاتِل

Henker

botxí

assassí

Attentäter

جلاَّد

Mörder

Scharfrichter

Vollstrecker des Todesurteils

Vollstreckerdes Todesurteils

δολοφόνος

δήμιος

εκτελεστής

سَفَّاك

Pronounced as (IPA)

[pɛrˈkʊs.sɔr]

Etymology

From percutiō (“strike or pierce through; shoot”).