murderer
noun
mur·der·er
ˈmər-dər-ər 
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the murderer was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole
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Released in the height of the true crime-craze, real-life murders and murderers were depicted, including Charles Manson and David Berkowitz.
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Rance Collins, IndieWire, 21 June 2025
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The Oscar winner filmed footage for the horror flick as a serial rapist and murderer but his opening and closing scenes were nixed before the film's release.
—EW.com, 19 June 2025
Even the cross-country-traveling serial murderer Israel Keyes, not born until 1978, had a childhood connection to a remaining industrial plant in the Colville, Washington, area.
—Sarah Weinman, The Atlantic, 18 June 2025
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Rance Collins, IndieWire, 21 June 2025
Tony Crane, who plays JJ’s estranged father/murderer Chandler Groff, and Cullen Moss, who plays Sheriff Victor Shoupe, have been upped to series regular for Season 5, TVLine has learned.
—Kimberly Roots, TVLine, 20 June 2025
The Oscar winner filmed footage for the horror flick as a serial rapist and murderer but his opening and closing scenes were nixed before the film's release.
—EW.com, 19 June 2025
Even the cross-country-traveling serial murderer Israel Keyes, not born until 1978, had a childhood connection to a remaining industrial plant in the Colville, Washington, area.
—Sarah Weinman, The Atlantic, 18 June 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 29 Jun. 2025.
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murderer
noun
mur·der·er
ˈmər-dər-ər
: a person who commits murder
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