disemboweler

One who guts

A disemboweler is someone or something that disembowels—that removes the bowels or internal organs from a body.

The term appears in descriptions of violence, whether literal a serial killer known as the disemboweler or metaphorical critics called the budget cuts a disemboweler of social programs.

Also spelled disemboweller.

horror

slasher

Knife-wielding horror villain

butcher · fiend · creature · villain · beast · demon · antagonist · nightmare · gore · splatter

historical

executioner

One who kills condemned

gladiator · warrior · samurai · hangman · headsman · flayer · medieval · scaffold · public execution · condemned

hunting

field dressing

Emergency wound treatment outdoors

game processing · skinning · carcass · venison · butchering · quarry · prey · offal · cleaning · harvesting

weapon

blade

Flat cutting edge

  • knifeSharp cutting utensil
  • swordHilted fighting blade
  • daggerShort pointed stabbing blade

claw · hook · bayonet · talon · serrated edge · sharp · piercing · slicing · combat knife · hunting knife

Opposites
bodily harm vs. bodily restoration

disembowelerhealer

One who restores health

surgeon · life-saver · physician · doctor · mender

violence vs. care

disembowelercaregiver

One providing daily assistance

nurturer · protector · guardian · savior · nurse

violence vs. protection

disembowelerprotector

One who safeguards others

guardian · defender · savior · rescuer · preserver

Family

disembowel, disembowels, disemboweled, disemboweling, disembowelment

Familiarity
Top 1,000,000
Profile
Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Negative · Everyday, not technical · Rated R