drapsmann

From drap +‎ -s- +‎ mann.

drapsmann m (definite singular drapsmannen, indefinite plural drapsmenn, definite plural drapsmennene)

1. a killer, murderer

• “drapsmann” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

From drap +‎ -s- +‎ mann. Cognate with Swedish dråpsman and Danish drabsmand.

• IPA^(key): /ˈdrɑːpsˌmɑnː/
• Rhymes: -ɑnː

drapsmann m (definite singular drapsmannen, indefinite plural drapsmenn, definite plural drapsmennene)

1. (male) killer, murderer (someone who has committed murder)

   Synonyms: drapskvinne f, drapsperson m, mordar m, morderske f

   • 1967, Årsskrift for Agder historielag‎^[1], page 73:

     Og «Gamalt or Sætesdal» seier han var drapsmann.

     And “Gammelt utav Sætesdal” says he was a murderer.

   • 1975, Norveg: tidsskrift for folkelivsgransking‎^[2], page 193:

     Landsvistbrevet, eit kongebrev som den norske kanslaren utferda i kongens namn, gav drapsmannen att hans fred og rett, og det var difor eit viktig dokument å ta vare på så lenge vedkomande drapsmann levde, og jamvel for arvingane hans kunne det vera av interesse.

     The letter of safe conduct, a royal letter issued by the Norwegian chancellor in the king's name, restored the murderer's peace and rights, and was therefore an important document to keep safe for as long as the murderer lived, and could also be of interest to his heirs.

   • 1980, Johannes Heggland, Synder‎^[3], Gyldendal Norsk, page 35:

     Elles var han vel ingen vanleg drapsmann, denne Janhans frå Longedalen.

     Otherwise, he was no ordinary murderer, this Janhans from Longedalen.

Differentiated from mordar, which implies intent, as in murderer, whereas drapsmann is a more neutral term for someone who has killed.

Used in coordination to a drapsperson (“murderer”), which is semantically neuter — although historically (and still in many cases) drapsmann has been the preferred neuter term — and drapskvinne, which is semantically feminine.

• “drapsmann” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.