as in murderers
a person who kills another person
while traveling the ancient Silk Road, traders were constant prey to cutthroats and thieves
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To have these books is such a gift, because Patricia writes a fascinating crime story — great clue trail, great murderers.—
Max Gao,
HollywoodReporter,
16 Mar. 2026 -
These countries must make their duty clear to the invaders of our beloved homeland and the murderers of our people.—
Haley Ott,
CBS News,
12 Mar. 2026
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Consider Bobbi, one of the assassins sent north to find Armando.—
Michael Snyder,
The Atlantic,
13 Mar. 2026
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Abova plays Miss All-Sunday, one of the several assassins of the Baroque Works organization.—
Randall Colburn,
Entertainment Weekly,
10 Mar. 2026
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In Scream 7, the answer is three killers — including Sidney Prescott’s neighbor, Jessica Bowden, played by Anna Camp.—
Lexi Carson,
HollywoodReporter,
14 Mar. 2026
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Of those six players, Demidov is a key member of the top power-play unit and Anderson, Danault and Kapanen are important penalty-killers.—
Arpon Basu,
New York Times,
12 Mar. 2026
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“Cutthroats.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cutthroats. Accessed 22 Mar. 2026.
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