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Word: Bluebeard
Speech Type: Noun
ˈbluːbɪəd
a character in a tale by Charles Perrault, who killed several wives in turn for disobeying his order to avoid a locked room, which contained the bodies of his previous wives. Local tradition in Brittany identifies him with Gilles de Rais (c.1400–40), a perpetrator of atrocities, although he had only one wife (who left him).
Short Definition:character in tale by Charles Perrault
a man who kills women or treats them in a cruel and controlling manner
Short Definition:man who kills women
Examples:- you seem to imply I'm some sort of Bluebeard who keeps her incarcerated
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