One who was guilty of accidental homicide, and was entitled to flee to a city of refuge (Num. 35:6, 12, 22, 23), his compulsory residence in which terminated with the death of the high priest. (See CITY OF [377]REFUGE.)
·noun One who kills a human being; one who commits manslaughter. ...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
one who kills another unintentionally, and is thus distinguished from a murderer, who kills with mal...
William Smith's Bible Dictionary