murderer
noun
mur·der·er
ˈmər-dər-ər 
Examples of murderer in a Sentence
the murderer was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole
Recent Examples on the Web
Was the king a murderer — or a victim of centuries of rumor and prejudice?
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Amelia Nierenberg, New York Times, 26 Apr. 2024
In fact, the murderer is on social media bragging about committing the murder right now!
—Ethan Kuperberg, The New Yorker, 24 Apr. 2024
Israelis saw the astonishingly brutal Hamas attack, reminiscent of anti-Semitic pogroms and the Holocaust in its treatment of Jewish men, women, and children, as a test of who will prove to be more resilient, the Jews or their murderers.
—Elliott Abrams, Foreign Affairs, 17 Apr. 2024
The murderer, of course, is Pap’s brother, Rev (Jones doing double duty), who has just made his sister-in-law, Tedra, his bride.
—Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 8 Apr. 2024
Mindhunter is, in many ways, the perfect distillation of Fincher’s detailed approach to cinema and his fixation on the minds of murderers.
—Declan Gallagher, EW.com, 31 Mar. 2024
Finding him liable for the deaths of Nicole and her friend was the closest the legal system could get to calling him a murderer.
—Elaine Woo, Los Angeles Times, 11 Apr. 2024
The film follows de Armas, who plays a ballerina-assassin (that old chestnut!), hunting down the murderers of her family.
—Brent Lang, Variety, 10 Apr. 2024
As a violent crimes prosecutor, Mr. Blanche was responsible for handling a variety of unsavory cooperating witnesses, including drug dealers and murderers.
—Alan Feuer, New York Times, 4 Apr. 2024
Amelia Nierenberg, New York Times, 26 Apr. 2024
In fact, the murderer is on social media bragging about committing the murder right now!
—Ethan Kuperberg, The New Yorker, 24 Apr. 2024
Israelis saw the astonishingly brutal Hamas attack, reminiscent of anti-Semitic pogroms and the Holocaust in its treatment of Jewish men, women, and children, as a test of who will prove to be more resilient, the Jews or their murderers.
—Elliott Abrams, Foreign Affairs, 17 Apr. 2024
The murderer, of course, is Pap’s brother, Rev (Jones doing double duty), who has just made his sister-in-law, Tedra, his bride.
—Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 8 Apr. 2024
Mindhunter is, in many ways, the perfect distillation of Fincher’s detailed approach to cinema and his fixation on the minds of murderers.
—Declan Gallagher, EW.com, 31 Mar. 2024
Finding him liable for the deaths of Nicole and her friend was the closest the legal system could get to calling him a murderer.
—Elaine Woo, Los Angeles Times, 11 Apr. 2024
The film follows de Armas, who plays a ballerina-assassin (that old chestnut!), hunting down the murderers of her family.
—Brent Lang, Variety, 10 Apr. 2024
As a violent crimes prosecutor, Mr. Blanche was responsible for handling a variety of unsavory cooperating witnesses, including drug dealers and murderers.
—Alan Feuer, New York Times, 4 Apr. 2024
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murderer
noun
mur·der·er
ˈmər-dər-ər
: a person who commits murder
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