SACRIFICER

sacrificer

(noun) a religious person who offers up a sacrifice

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

sacrificer (plural sacrificers)

Someone who sacrifices, one who makes a sacrifice.

Synonyms

• sacrificant

• sacrificator

• sacrificatrix

• sacrificial priest

• sacrificial priestess

• sacrificing priest

• sacrificing priestess

Source: Wiktionary


Sac"ri*fi`cer, n.

Definition: One who sacrifices.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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