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bluebeard

noun, blue·beard often capitalized \ˈblü-ˌbird\

Definition of BLUEBEARD

:  a man who marries and kills one wife after another
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Origin of BLUEBEARD

Bluebeard, a fairy-tale character
First Known Use: 1822

Rhymes with BLUEBEARD

afeard, crop-eared, dog-eared, graybeard, jug-eared, lop-eared, misleared, spade beard, whitebeard

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  1. bluebeard
  2. Mongolian bluebeard
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