angel of mercy

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A person who provides succour.
  2. A type of mercy killer, i.e., a caregiver who is a serial killer, and who practices mercy killing on both the willing and unwilling, knowing and unknowing, dependent only on the killer's sense of a patient's level of suffering from their illness.

Word forms

angel of mercy angels of mercy
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