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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In putting together a murderer’s row of young actresses that also includes Rowan Blanchard, Isolde Ardies, Mattea Conforti and others, the amazing luck about assembling the Testaments cast was that there were no chemistry tests per Littlefield.
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Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 27 May 2026
The murderers followed them to Lancaster, Pennsylvania, and proceeded to kill and mutilate them, too.
—Literary Hub, 26 May 2026
DeMore, who served 12 years as a prosecutor in the Suffolk DA’s office along with seven years as a criminal defense attorney, would have been the lone ex-prosecutor on the Parole Board — which has been releasing dozens of first-degree murderers from prison.
—Rick Sobey, Boston Herald, 26 May 2026
Blockbusters abound, among a murderers’ row of musical icons, at the Guggenheim’s Pop-art show, and in a movie that sees Steven Spielberg dabbling, once again, in aliens.
—Inkoo Kang, New Yorker, 22 May 2026
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Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 27 May 2026
The murderers followed them to Lancaster, Pennsylvania, and proceeded to kill and mutilate them, too.
—Literary Hub, 26 May 2026
DeMore, who served 12 years as a prosecutor in the Suffolk DA’s office along with seven years as a criminal defense attorney, would have been the lone ex-prosecutor on the Parole Board — which has been releasing dozens of first-degree murderers from prison.
—Rick Sobey, Boston Herald, 26 May 2026
Blockbusters abound, among a murderers’ row of musical icons, at the Guggenheim’s Pop-art show, and in a movie that sees Steven Spielberg dabbling, once again, in aliens.
—Inkoo Kang, New Yorker, 22 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for murderer
Noun
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Isn’t that what an assassin would do?—
Matthew Futterman,
New York Times,
26 May 2026
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Later, the team pieces together that the assassins were professionals who had been hired by someone with deep pockets.—
Randall Colburn,
Entertainment Weekly,
25 May 2026
Noun
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Christine Russo, sister of The Crash victim Dominic Russo, is infuriated the Netflix documentary has brought fame to her brother's killer, Mackenzie Shirilla.—
Kathleen Perricone,
Entertainment Weekly,
29 May 2026
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The killer, wearing all black, got away and has not been caught.—
Rocco Parascandola,
New York Daily News,
28 May 2026
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“Murderer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/murderer. Accessed 4 Jun. 2026.
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