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
Attorneys representing Robinson cited Idaho student murderer Bryan Kohberger's case in their argument that the motion would preserve his constitutional rights to a fair trial.
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Rachel Wolf, FOXNews.com, 11 Oct. 2025
The third season centers on Ed Gein, a murderer known to kill women, wear their skin and faces, and dig up graves.
—Jackie Strause, HollywoodReporter, 9 Oct. 2025
Hodge leads the cast in the titular role of Alex Cross, a brilliant homicide detective and forensic psychologist, uniquely capable of digging into the minds of murderers to identify and catch them.
—Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 9 Oct. 2025
When Lo boards the yacht, she’s soon met by a murderer’s row of, well, maybe actual murderers!
—Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 9 Oct. 2025
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Rachel Wolf, FOXNews.com, 11 Oct. 2025
The third season centers on Ed Gein, a murderer known to kill women, wear their skin and faces, and dig up graves.
—Jackie Strause, HollywoodReporter, 9 Oct. 2025
Hodge leads the cast in the titular role of Alex Cross, a brilliant homicide detective and forensic psychologist, uniquely capable of digging into the minds of murderers to identify and catch them.
—Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 9 Oct. 2025
When Lo boards the yacht, she’s soon met by a murderer’s row of, well, maybe actual murderers!
—Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 9 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for murderer
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Wahlberg, 54, reprises his role as suburban dad and car salesman Dan Morgan, whose family now knows about his past life as an assassin.—
Tommy McArdle,
PEOPLE,
14 Oct. 2025
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Bucky Irving, Mike Evans, Chris Godwin, Egbuka’s out of the game… this guy is an assassin, man.—
Cole Sullivan,
MSNBC Newsweek,
13 Oct. 2025
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Erstwhile Heisman Trophy favorite Carson Beck threw four interceptions including the killer late, and was only saved from a fifth by a roughing the passer flag.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
18 Oct. 2025
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Unlike a killer hiding in the woods, a guy who gets you in your dreams is literally impossible to hide from, and watching our plucky heroine Nancy (Heather Langenkamp) trying to resist sleep presents a new kind of awful torture.—
Gwen Ihnat,
Entertainment Weekly,
18 Oct. 2025
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“Murderer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/murderer. Accessed 19 Oct. 2025.
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