Associations to the word «Bluebeard»

Wiktionary

BLUEBEARD, proper noun. A famous fairytale written by Charles Perrault in 1697 about a violent nobleman who has the habit of murdering his wives and the attempts of his current wife to avoid the same fate.
BLUEBEARD, proper noun. The nobleman who is the title character of the story.
BLUEBEARD, noun. A man who married and then murdered one wife after another.

Dictionary definition

BLUEBEARD, noun. (fairytale) a monstrous villain who marries seven women; he kills the first six for disobedience.

Wise words

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