Spiller (Noun)
Meaning 1
An attacker who sheds or spills blood; "a great hunter and spiller of blood".
Classification
Nouns denoting people.
Examples
- He was known throughout the land as a fierce warrior and spiller of blood, feared by his enemies.
- The king relied heavily on the skills of his most trusted knight, a just and fair spiller of blood only in the most dire of circumstances.
- Their god was worshipped as a spiller of blood, and all sacrifices made to him were done in the most violent and brutal of manners.
- A skilled archer, the ranger was also a skilled spiller of blood, often returning to her village with a string of successful hunts to feed the tribe.
- Historians described the young pharaoh as a just and fair ruler, yet a merciless spiller of blood in the eyes of those who threatened the throne.
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Meaning 2
A long fishing line with many shorter lines and hooks attached to it (usually suspended between buoys).
Classification
Nouns denoting man-made objects.