Meaning of hospiticide | Babel Free

Definitions

1. One who kills his guest or host.
   countable, rare, uncountable
2. The act of a guest killing his host or vice versa, or an instance thereof.
   countable, rare, uncountable

Examples

“Armed with the weapon which was destined to destroy himself, Imnaz sprang down the ladder, — found the door, and, emerging from the abode of crime, sought a more secure resting place, leaving his hostess to discover, with return of day, in whose blood were imbrued the hands of an hospiticide.”

“Anniversary of the Massacre of the Prado — the Defeat of Quesada — Murderous Reprisals — Hospiticides.”

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