Death Eaterとは 意味・読み方・使い方

発音

• (英国発音) IPA: /ˈdɛθ ˌiː.tə(ɹ)/
• (米国発音) IPA: /ˈdɛθ ˌi.tɚ/

名詞

Death Eater (plural Death Eaters)

1. (Harry Potter) A member of a group of dark wizards led by Voldemort.
   • 2000, J. K. Rowling, chapter 9, in Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire:

     “The Death Eaters,” whispered Hermione.
     “What?”
     “Voldemort’s followers,” said Ron quietly. “I mean, I think that’s who they were...”

     2005, J. K. Rowling, chapter 2, in Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince:

     “You see, Narcissa, though we are talking about the Dark Lord’s innermost circle of Death Eaters—Bellatrix has always preferred to believe herself the only one who matters...”

2. (by extension, figurative, derogatory) A fanatical henchman or follower of an evil leader.
   • 2009 March 1, Frank Rich, “Has a ‘Death Eater’ Stolen Our Future?”, in The New York Times‎:

     Like the “Death Eaters,” of Harry Potter lore, who try to conquer the wizard world by terrorizing and killing, these economic wrecking crews operate in a realm where ordinary laws do not apply.

     2017 January 24, Charles P. Pierce, “The Trump Administration Is Filled with Intellectual Death Eaters”, in Esquire‎:

     These are the bureaucratic Death Eaters. They are dedicated to the proposition that the agency they are being appointed to run has no constitutional right to exist...

     2020 October 15, Shannon Jones, “The Sycophants of Washington”, in The Atlantic Post:

     He surrounded himself not with advisors, but with political death eaters who were more than happy to trade their institutional ethics for a brief moment of proximity to raw, unchecked power.