Danish edit

Etymology edit

bane (bane) +‎ mand (man)

Noun edit

banemand c (singular definite banemanden, plural indefinite banemænd)

  1. bane, killer, especially a male one
    • 2008, Morten Piil, Gyldendals danske filmguide, Gyldendal A/S, →ISBN:
      Hun er fortællingens centrum, dens drivkraft og - i sidste ende - dens banemand.
      She is the center of the narrative, its driving force and - ultimately - its killer.
    • 2011, Rick Riordan, Den røde pyramide, Lindhardt og Ringhof, →ISBN, page 441:
      Ras Øje, de ondes banemand, den store jægerske, ildkvinden og så videre. Fedt, tænkte jeg.
      Eye of Ra, bane of evil people, the great huntress, the woman of fire, etc. Great, I thought.
    • 2014, Pernille Eybye, Blodets bånd #6: Forfald, Tellerup A/S, →ISBN:
      „Kig godt på hende. Hun er din banemand.“
      „Look carefully at her. She is your bane.“

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