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
Sicarius, has had quite the journey over the past several seasons, emerging as a vicious murderer, torturer, and overseer of a vast network of serial killers.
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Randall Colburn, EW.com, 10 July 2025
Several possibilities come to mind: if the appellate courts concluded that the statute Rosen used doesn’t apply to capital cases, then none of the other 11 murderers should have had their sentences reduced.
—Dolores Carr, Mercury News, 3 July 2025
According to the newspaper, the I-70 murderers were believed to have stopped once Baumeister purchased Fox Hollow.
—Emily Krauser, People.com, 3 July 2025
That’s a fact that remains readily apparent on Blush, the singer-rappers new solo LP, where Abstract links up with a murderer’s row of collaborators — from JPEGMAFIA and Love Spells to Dominic Fike and Jim-E Stack — to make his most fascinating project to date.
—Stephen Daw, Billboard, 27 June 2025
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Randall Colburn, EW.com, 10 July 2025
Several possibilities come to mind: if the appellate courts concluded that the statute Rosen used doesn’t apply to capital cases, then none of the other 11 murderers should have had their sentences reduced.
—Dolores Carr, Mercury News, 3 July 2025
According to the newspaper, the I-70 murderers were believed to have stopped once Baumeister purchased Fox Hollow.
—Emily Krauser, People.com, 3 July 2025
That’s a fact that remains readily apparent on Blush, the singer-rappers new solo LP, where Abstract links up with a murderer’s row of collaborators — from JPEGMAFIA and Love Spells to Dominic Fike and Jim-E Stack — to make his most fascinating project to date.
—Stephen Daw, Billboard, 27 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for murderer
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Ten years later, Jack and Jackie fell in love—and two months later, Jack was killed by an assassin’s bullet in Dallas, Texas.—
Rachel Burchfield,
Forbes.com,
19 July 2025
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After 50-plus years behind bars, Houten walked out in 2023. — In 2022, Newsom rejected the release of Robert F. Kennedy assassin Sirhan Sirhan — which parole commissioners had recommended.—
Sean Emery,
Oc Register,
17 July 2025
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In 1991: Serial killer and cannibal Jeffrey Dahmer was arrested by two Milwaukee police officers, Robert Rauth and Rolf Mueller.—
Lorenzino Estrada,
AZCentral.com,
23 July 2025
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Prepare to screenshot your best replies Look out for when someone leaves a killer testimonial in your comments.—
Jodie Cook,
Forbes.com,
21 July 2025
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“Murderer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/murderer. Accessed 29 Jul. 2025.
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