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
The Massachusetts Parole Board has OK’d the release of five murder convicts — either first-degree murderers or those guilty of accessory to murder — in the first couple of weeks of the year.
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Rick Sobey, Boston Herald, 16 Jan. 2026
Since arriving in the city in large numbers, ICE has arrested 2,400 people to date, including murderers and child rapists, Homan said.
—Anna Giaritelli, The Washington Examiner, 16 Jan. 2026
But, with the relatively new 12-team playoff, the current Canes were able to make the field and get hot at the right time, beating a murderers’ row of Texas A&M, Ohio State and Ole Miss.
—Walter Villa, Miami Herald, 15 Jan. 2026
Rittenhouse admits to initially being bummed out to not be the murderer, only to quickly come around to preferring this outcome.
—Derek Lawrence, HollywoodReporter, 12 Jan. 2026
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Rick Sobey, Boston Herald, 16 Jan. 2026
Since arriving in the city in large numbers, ICE has arrested 2,400 people to date, including murderers and child rapists, Homan said.
—Anna Giaritelli, The Washington Examiner, 16 Jan. 2026
But, with the relatively new 12-team playoff, the current Canes were able to make the field and get hot at the right time, beating a murderers’ row of Texas A&M, Ohio State and Ole Miss.
—Walter Villa, Miami Herald, 15 Jan. 2026
Rittenhouse admits to initially being bummed out to not be the murderer, only to quickly come around to preferring this outcome.
—Derek Lawrence, HollywoodReporter, 12 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for murderer
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Based on the novel by Stephen King, The Running Man is a dystopian sci-fi movie about a reality TV show where contestants, known as Runners, must survive 30 days while being hunted by professional assassins.—
Erik Kain,
Forbes.com,
23 Jan. 2026
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Kirk's alleged assassin was in court last week, where his attorneys argued that the entire prosecution team should be disqualified.—
Peter D'Abrosca,
FOXNews.com,
18 Jan. 2026
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Carbon Monoxide Poisoning Can Hit Fast When the power fails, carbon monoxide can become a silent killer.—
Jesse Pines,
Forbes.com,
23 Jan. 2026
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This year, when healthy, Desharnais has been a physical force and one of the Sharks’ top penalty killers.—
Curtis Pashelka,
Mercury News,
23 Jan. 2026
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“Murderer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/murderer. Accessed 29 Jan. 2026.
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