🇯🇵Japanese Source WordCode: JA

ウサギ殺し

Pronunciation / Transliteration: usagi-goroshi

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Rabbit-Killer/ˈræbɪtˌkɪlər/
nounCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #15000 frequency
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🇯🇵 Example Sentence in Japanese:

"キツネは自然界でのウサギ殺しです。"

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2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    A person or animal that hunts or kills rabbits.

    "The fox is often considered a natural rabbit-killer in the wild."
  2. 2

    A device or tool designed specifically for hunting or trapping rabbits.

    "He set up a rabbit-killer trap in the garden to control the population."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The term 'rabbit-killer' is a compound noun formed from 'rabbit', which originates from the Middle English 'rabet', and 'killer', derived from the Old English 'cillan', meaning to strike or kill. The term reflects a straightforward combination of these elements to describe an entity that kills rabbits, often used in hunting or ecological contexts.

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