also mankiller, "murderer, homicide," early 15c., from man (n.) + killer. Old English words for this were manslaga, manslieht, and earlier in Middle English was man-queller (mid-13c., also "official executioner"). Middle English also had man-qualm "mass death among people (from plague, etc.), slaughter" (see qualm).
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