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genocida

genocidal perpetrator

noun adjective heh-noh-SEE-dah Rare
People & Society Crime

Origin: From genocidio (genocide) + -a; coined on the model of homicida

Also means

genocide perpetrator

Usage Note

Genocida is a common-gender noun — el genocida / la genocida — meaning a person who commits genocide. As an adjective it means 'genocidal' (régimen genocida). The seed gives gender 'f' but the word is common gender (-a ending); the masculine article el is used for men. The term is especially frequent in Argentine journalism about the military dictatorship.

Examples

"El genocida fue condenado a cadena perpetua."

Natural Translation

The genocide perpetrator was sentenced to life imprisonment.

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