See Also: murderer(dictionary)
murderer(dictionary)
mass murderer(dictionary)

paroli (iou) and murderer (iou)


paroli (iou)



paroli noun. E18.
[French from Italian, from paro like from Latin par PAR noun1. Cf. PARLAY.]
In a gambling card-game (esp. faro), the staking of double the sum previously staked.

murderer (iou)



murderer noun. . ME.
[Partly from MURDER verb, partly from Anglo-Norman mordreour, mur-, from mordrer MURDER verb: see -ER1.]
A person who commits murder. ME.
A small anti-personnel cannon or mortar used esp. on board ship. L15-E18.