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flayer

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • General-American: /ˈfleɪ.ɚ/
  • Received-Pronunciation: /ˈfleɪ.ə/

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noun

Meaning 1

One who or that which flays.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From flay + -er.

Across languages

Translations

22 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: кожоде́р (kožodér) — one who flays — see also knacker
  • Czech: drnomistr — one who flays — see also knacker
  • Czech: drnomístr — one who flays — see also knacker
  • French: écorcheur — one who flays — see also knacker
  • German: Schinder — one who flays — see also knacker
  • Italian: scorticatore — one who flays — see also knacker
  • Latin: excoriātor — one who flays — see also knacker
  • Latin: deglūbitor — one who flays — see also knacker
  • Polish: rakarz — one who flays — see also knacker
  • Russian: живодёр (živodjór) — one who flays — see also knacker
  • Serbo-Croatian: жи̏водер — one who flays — see also knacker
  • Serbo-Croatian: ши̑нтер — one who flays — see also knacker
  • Serbo-Croatian: стр̏водер — one who flays — see also knacker
  • Serbo-Croatian: žȉvoder — one who flays — see also knacker
  • Serbo-Croatian: šȋnter — one who flays — see also knacker
  • Serbo-Croatian: stȑvoder — one who flays — see also knacker
  • Upper Sorbian: drač — one who flays — see also knacker
  • Spanish: desollador — one who flays — see also knacker
  • Swedish: rackare — one who flays — see also knacker
  • Swedish: avdragare — one who flays — see also knacker
  • Swedish: avtagare — one who flays — see also knacker
  • Swedish: hudflängare — one who flays — see also knacker