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murderee

murderee

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A person who someone kills on purpose
  • noun
  • NSFW
: víctima de asesinato
  • In The Widow's Cruise, all fingers point to Lanthe Ambrose as the probable murderee; we can tell from the start that she was made for the role.

Examples

  • The detective investigated the case to find out who murdered the innocent murderee.

  • The murderee walking towards him.

    London Fields (2018)

  • I know the murderee.

    London Fields (2018)

  • I know the murderee.

    London Fields (2018)

  • In the tragic events of that night, the unknown murderee was once a vibrant community member.

  • The news reported the heartbreaking story of a young murderee whose life was cut short.

Surface Forms

murderee singular
murderees plural

Morphology

murderee = murder (transparent) = murder + ee

The meaning is directly derived from 'murder' plus the patient-forming suffix '-ee', indicating 'the person who is murdered'.

Etymology

Murderee comes from the word murder plus the ending -ee, which means 'someone who is acted on', as in employee or escapee. So a murderee is the person who has been murdered, the 'victim'.