Definitions

1. noun

A person or thing that causes or is capable of causing a skull fracture, often in a figurative sense.

“The harsh critic’s scathing review made her a cranioclast in the literary world, feared by many aspiring authors.”

2. noun

A tool or instrument used to crack or break skulls, often in a historical or archaeological context.

“Archaeologists discovered a cranioclast used by ancient warriors to inflict brutal head wounds on their enemies.”