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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New threats emerge, including a ruthless new villain (Bill Skarsgård) and a blind assassin from Wick’s past, played by Donnie Yen in a standout performance.—
Emily Blackwood,
People.com,
6 June 2025
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The operation, made up of Belarusian contract killers, runs a ballet academy that is a front for their assassin training facility.—
Shannon Carlin,
Time,
6 June 2025
Noun
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Holly Gibney is back on the case, this time facing both a serial killer and a stalker.—
The California Independent Booksellers Alliance,
Los Angeles Times,
4 June 2025
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Fast forward about four decades to 2023, when the county Crime Lab, run by the DA’s office, was tasked with re-examining the available physical evidence from Peterson’s killing to look for any forensic traces of her killer.—
Robert Salonga,
Mercury News,
3 June 2025
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“Murderer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/murderer. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.
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