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
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Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 15 Aug. 2025
And perhaps viewing murderers and carjackers as domestic enemies will actually dissuade those behaviors.
—Michael Gfoeller and David H. Rundell, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 Aug. 2025
Alicia Daniels Lafayette’s (Lynn Whitfield) murder, however, or at least her murderer, was a shock to most.
—Ronda Racha Penrice, HollywoodReporter, 11 Aug. 2025
In December, as the manhunt for Luigi Mangione — the man accused of killing UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson — took the internet by storm, the web inevitably got around to casting the non-existent movie about the alleged murderer.
—Rance Collins, IndieWire, 9 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for murderer
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“Murderer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/murderer. Accessed 26 Aug. 2025.
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murderer
noun
mur·der·er
ˈmər-dər-ər
: a person who commits murder
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