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LAPIDATOR

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does lapidator mean? 

LAPIDATOR (noun)
  The noun LAPIDATOR has 1 sense:

1. an attacker who pelts the victim with stones (especially with intent to kill)play

  Familiarity information: LAPIDATOR used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


LAPIDATOR (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

An attacker who pelts the victim with stones (especially with intent to kill)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

lapidator; stoner

Hypernyms ("lapidator" is a kind of...):

aggressor; assailant; assaulter; attacker (someone who attacks)

Derivation:

lapidate (kill by throwing stones at)


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