as in assassin
a person who kills another person
the murderer was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole
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Recent Examples of murderer
One of the bullets hit the alleged murderer in the face.
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Tomás Mier, Rolling Stone, 15 May 2025
Some of the same people who are criticizing her seem to be people who praise Luigi Mangione who is an actual murderer.
—Andrew Stanton, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 May 2025
Torque is described as a true monster, a talented and elusive hijacker and murderer who faked his own death a decade prior.
—Randall Colburn, EW.com, 17 May 2025
Eight of the escapees, including a murderer and a man charged with murder, remain on the lam after the breakout, which the sheriff says may have been aided by members within her department.
—Jack Brook, Los Angeles Times, 17 May 2025
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Tomás Mier, Rolling Stone, 15 May 2025
Some of the same people who are criticizing her seem to be people who praise Luigi Mangione who is an actual murderer.
—Andrew Stanton, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 May 2025
Torque is described as a true monster, a talented and elusive hijacker and murderer who faked his own death a decade prior.
—Randall Colburn, EW.com, 17 May 2025
Eight of the escapees, including a murderer and a man charged with murder, remain on the lam after the breakout, which the sheriff says may have been aided by members within her department.
—Jack Brook, Los Angeles Times, 17 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for murderer
Noun
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King Shrewd secretly trains young Fitz as an assassin, harnessing his ancestral magic.—
Clare Mulroy,
USA Today,
25 May 2025
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Those were the final words uttered by Emperor Uriel Septum—played by none other than Star Trek's Patrick Stewart—before an assassin leaped out of the shadows to cut him down.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
22 May 2025
Noun
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Remembering Molly Elliott, killed by Louisiana Death Row inmate Their killer is facing execution by firing squad.—
Fernando Cervantes Jr,
USA Today,
23 May 2025
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In a classic horror premise (a school dance in the ’80s, no less), a killer is picking off Shadyside High’s prom-queen candidates one by one.—
Savannah Salazar,
Vulture,
23 May 2025
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“Murderer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/murderer. Accessed 2 Jun. 2025.
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