murderer
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- noun
- /ˈmɜrdərər/
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- And not just any murderer, the murderer of his wife.
- convicted murderer
- mass murderer
- victim and murderer
Alan got dozens of calls from people claiming to be murderers, but one stood out.
- Alan got dozens of calls from people claiming to be murderers, but one stood out.
- And not just any murderer, the murderer of his wife.
- He was a double murderer, just as that civil jury said.
- Colin Stone says the murderer certainly doesn't deserve the truth.
- It's the police are all murderers, you know, and they're bad.
- So I know if he's a murderer or not is what I'm saying.
- It's the point of view of a murderer who's killing from Halloween.
- We know who the murderer is, the eyewitnesses.
- So they're all robbers, murderers, this, that and the other.
- Those three human beings are murderers on a scale beyond imagining.
- Mexican migrants are portrayed as murderers and rapists.
Examples
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To their minds, closure had been denied while a confessed murderer had been set free.
Academic text (1995) -
He was a double murderer, just as that civil jury said.
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People expect the murderer to be caught.
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How could he wind up to be this murderer, this serial killer?
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We know who the murderer is, the eyewitnesses.
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Where and how do I find the murderer so that I can avenge his crime?
Academic text (1999) -
Sensational national news accounts of a serial murderer are the last thing the city needs.
Fiction book (1990) -
How can we intervene in the life of a murderer before he's a murderer?
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He's Britain's most wanted, you know, suspected murderer, and I'm going to find him.
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The detective worked tirelessly to bring the murderer to justice.
Synonyms
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A person or animal that makes another living thing die on purpose
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A person who secretly kills a leader for political or religious reasons
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A person who kills people in a cruel way
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A woman who kills another person on purpose
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A person who uses a gun to kill people for money or on orders
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A person who kills another by cutting their throat
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A person who kills someone illegally
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A person who secretly kills an important person, often for money
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A person who kills someone on purpose
A person who kills others for political or criminal reasons
Antonyms
Compounds
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A person who kills more than three people, usually one at a time, over a short time
How Dangerous
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Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Murderer comes from the old English word murder, which meant 'secret or illegal killing', and the ending -er means 'one who does something'. So a murderer is 'one who kills' against the law.