Thesaurus results for MURDERER

murderer

noun

ˈmər-dər-ər

Definition of murderer

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 Moscow has long portrayed UPA fighters as murderers and Nazi collaborators, and has accused Zelenskyy of being an heir to this legacy, falsely claiming that his government is overrun by Nazis as a pretext for its full-scale invasion. — Yuliya Talmazan, NBC news, 27 June 2026 There can be legitimate debate on immigration, but Trump veers into sinister areas of xenophobia of invading rapists and murderers. — New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 25 June 2026 It was censored in France, and later linked to a real-life murderer. — Spin Team, SPIN, 22 June 2026 Aemond is a murderer, Aegon is a rapist; if either of them ends up on the Iron Throne for good, that would be a disaster. — Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 19 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for murderer

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Judith claims to be a forensic accountant, but is actually a career assassin whose very name sends shivers of fear through her enemies and ones of excitement through her admirers.

— Angie Han, HollywoodReporter, 14 July 2026
Julie has returned her old ways as an assassin, whilst navigating an equally perilous dating scene, while Edward’s honeymoon with Kayla (Shalom Brune-Franklin) doesn’t go quite as planned.

— Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 6 July 2026

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Throughout the school year, the students make some incredible progress identifying more potential victims, understanding the scope of the crimes and learning why serial killers were able to be so prolific in the 1980s.

— Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 13 July 2026
Ahead of his final year at the prestigious Buckley School, Bret (Igby Rigney) is shaken up by a mysterious new student, Robert Mallory (Homer Gere), who arrives just as a serial killer called the Trawler is terrorizing LA.

— Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 13 July 2026

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