blue·beard (bl  bîrd )n. A man who first marries and then murders one wife after another. [After Blue Beard, translation of French Barbe Bleue, a character in a story by Charles Perrault (1628-1703).] |
Bluebeard [ˈbluːˌbɪəd]
n
1. (Myth & Legend / European Myth & Legend) a villain in European folk tales who marries several wives and murders them in turn. In many versions the seventh and last wife escapes the fate of the others
2. a man who has had several wives
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| Noun | 1. | Bluebeard - (fairytale) a monstrous villain who marries seven women; he kills the first six for disobedience |
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