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shedder

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shed·der  (shdr)
n.
1. One that sheds, as a longhaired animal or a molting snake.
2. A lobster or crab that is shedding or has just shed.
shedder [ˈʃɛdə]
n
1. a person or thing that sheds
2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Zoology) an animal, such as a llama, snake, or lobster, that moults
3. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Agriculture) (Business / Professions) NZ a person who milks cows in a milking shed
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.shedder - an attacker who sheds or spills blood; "a great hunter and spiller of blood"
spiller
aggressor, assailant, assaulter, attacker - someone who attacks


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"Speak not of vengeance, husband," she answered, "I, too, am near to that land where the Slayer and the Slain, the Shedder of Blood and the Avenger of Blood are lost in the same darkness.
Nada The Lily by Haggard, Rider H. View in context
Bradley was suspicious of every sound he heard, and of every face he saw, but was under a spell which very commonly falls upon the shedder of blood, and had no suspicion of the real danger that lurked in his life, and would have it yet.
Our Mutual Friend by Dickens, Charles View in context
Balfour, than yon misguided shedder of man's blood.
Kidnapped by Stevenson, Robert Louis View in context
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