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noun
One who was involved in committing (perpetrating) the Rwandan Genocide.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
One who is involved in committing (perpetrating) any genocide.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Synonyms: genocider
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ǵenh1- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *ǵénh1os Proto-Hellenic *génos Ancient Greek γένος (génos) Proto-Indo-European *kh2eyd-der. Proto-Italic *kaidō Latin caedō Proto-Indo-European *-h2 Proto-Indo-European *-eh2 Proto-Italic *-ā Latin -a Latin -cīda Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós Proto-Italic *-ijos Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -ius Latin -ium Latin -cīdiumder. Middle French -cidebor. English -cide English genocidebor. French génocide Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusder. French -aire French génocidairebor. English genocidaire Borrowed from French génocidaire. Piecewise doublet of genocider.
