Hospiticide Definition

noun

(rare) One who kills his guest or host.

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(rare) The act of a guest killing his host or vice versa, or an instance thereof.

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Other Word Forms of Hospiticide

Noun

Singular:
hospiticide
Plural:
hospiticides

Origin of Hospiticide

  • From Latin hospiticīda, from hospes (“host” or “guest”) (stem: hospit-) + -cīda (“killer”) (from caedō (“I kill”)); compare English -cide.

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  • From Latin *hospiticīdium, from hospes, hospit- + -cīdium (“killing”); compare English -cide.

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  • hospit- +‎ -cide

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