as in assassin
a person who kills another person
the murderer was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole
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Recent Examples of murderer
In a similar vein, pardon the pun, comes this Frank Wildhorn gothic musical about a Victorian-era doctor with two personalities, one an idealistic doctor, the other an evil murderer.
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Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Sep. 2025
With Charlie Hunnam in the leading role, season 3 will dive into the haunting story of the notorious 1950s murderer who not only took multiple lives but also exhumed graves to create household and clothing items from human remains.
—Jordana Comiter, PEOPLE, 20 Sep. 2025
The conservative influencer Candace Owens released an image purporting to show the alleged murderer at the outlet during an episode of her podcast.
—Marni Rose McFall, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 Sep. 2025
With a murderers’ row of talent overtaking the stage, Strings was front and center alongside Del McCoury, Hull, Brown, Martin, Justin Moses, Jim Lauderdale, Deanie Richardson, and more.
—Garret K. Woodward, Rolling Stone, 19 Sep. 2025
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Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Sep. 2025
With Charlie Hunnam in the leading role, season 3 will dive into the haunting story of the notorious 1950s murderer who not only took multiple lives but also exhumed graves to create household and clothing items from human remains.
—Jordana Comiter, PEOPLE, 20 Sep. 2025
The conservative influencer Candace Owens released an image purporting to show the alleged murderer at the outlet during an episode of her podcast.
—Marni Rose McFall, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 Sep. 2025
With a murderers’ row of talent overtaking the stage, Strings was front and center alongside Del McCoury, Hull, Brown, Martin, Justin Moses, Jim Lauderdale, Deanie Richardson, and more.
—Garret K. Woodward, Rolling Stone, 19 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for murderer
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Or Florian Geyer, a noble who also led peasant armies and was finally knifed by an assassin.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
25 Sep. 2025
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Kimmel also praised Kirk’s widow, Erika, for speaking at Sunday’s memorial service about forgiving her husband’s assassin.—
Brian Stelter,
CNN Money,
24 Sep. 2025
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The service lasted more than five hours, but the moment that stilled the crowd came when his widow, Erika, spoke of her husband’s killer in the language of absolution.—
David Remnick,
New Yorker,
27 Sep. 2025
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Here's everything to know about Kristil Krug's case and where her killer, Daniel Krug, is now.—
Emily Blackwood,
PEOPLE,
27 Sep. 2025
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“Murderer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/murderer. Accessed 29 Sep. 2025.
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