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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The murderer, on a road trip from Iowa, had been stranded in Wayne County after hitting an elk and totaling his truck.
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Stephen Trimble, Denver Post, 8 Apr. 2026
But what starts as a hunt for a murderer escalates into an undercover operation to foil a Far-Right bomb plot in the heart of London.
—Denise Petski, Deadline, 8 Apr. 2026
Though Eli Frankel reports in his book that a mutual acquaintance of Leila Welsh and Elizabeth Short named Carl Balsiger as their murderer, no further evidence points to him, and the decades’ old case is considered cold.
—Patrick Salland, Kansas City Star, 7 Apr. 2026
This woman is a f****** murderer.
—Peter Van Sant, CBS News, 5 Apr. 2026
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Stephen Trimble, Denver Post, 8 Apr. 2026
But what starts as a hunt for a murderer escalates into an undercover operation to foil a Far-Right bomb plot in the heart of London.
—Denise Petski, Deadline, 8 Apr. 2026
Though Eli Frankel reports in his book that a mutual acquaintance of Leila Welsh and Elizabeth Short named Carl Balsiger as their murderer, no further evidence points to him, and the decades’ old case is considered cold.
—Patrick Salland, Kansas City Star, 7 Apr. 2026
This woman is a f****** murderer.
—Peter Van Sant, CBS News, 5 Apr. 2026
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 19 Apr. 2026.
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murderer
noun
mur·der·er
ˈmər-dər-ər
: a person who commits murder
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