self-killer

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self-killer

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From self- + killer or self-kill + -er.

noun self-killers

One who kills oneself; a suicide. The idea of excusing the self-killer by attributing to him the fictitious malady called "insanity" was invented as a tactic for the merciful treatment of his survivors.

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@misc{self_killer_2026,
  title = {self-killer},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/self-killer},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}