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genocider

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

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noun

Meaning 1

One who commits genocide.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: genocidaire

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

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 genocide Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere English -er English genocider From genocide + -er. Piecewise doublet of genocidaire.

Across languages

Translations

10 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Armenian: ցեղասպան (cʻeġaspan) — one who commits genocide
  • Catalan: genocida — one who commits genocide
  • French: génocidaire — one who commits genocide
  • Galician: xenocida — one who commits genocide
  • Hungarian: népirtó — one who commits genocide
  • Polish: ludobójca — one who commits genocide
  • Polish: ludobójczyni — one who commits genocide
  • Portuguese: genocida — one who commits genocide
  • Spanish: genocida — one who commits genocide
  • Swedish: folkmördare — one who commits genocide