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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Abby Hamblin, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Oct. 2025
Edward is there to persuade her to write one more novel about Ripley, the charming psychopath, con man and murderer who starred in five of her books.
—Jim Higgins, jsonline.com, 20 Oct. 2025
LaSota; Zajko, who was wanted for allegedly arming Maland’s murderers; and Daniel Blank, a third Zizian, were discovered holed up in box trucks, dressed in all black and heavily armed.
—Mia Cathell, The Washington Examiner, 20 Oct. 2025
Although the murderers are often characters with redeeming qualities, Nolan Hurst (David Cross) is more sympathetic than most, and his killing of toy store manager/part-time extortionist Patrick Palmer (Drew Seltzer) is an unpremeditated act of desperation, not the settling of a score.
—Sophie Brookover, Vulture, 17 Oct. 2025
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Abby Hamblin, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Oct. 2025
Edward is there to persuade her to write one more novel about Ripley, the charming psychopath, con man and murderer who starred in five of her books.
—Jim Higgins, jsonline.com, 20 Oct. 2025
LaSota; Zajko, who was wanted for allegedly arming Maland’s murderers; and Daniel Blank, a third Zizian, were discovered holed up in box trucks, dressed in all black and heavily armed.
—Mia Cathell, The Washington Examiner, 20 Oct. 2025
Although the murderers are often characters with redeeming qualities, Nolan Hurst (David Cross) is more sympathetic than most, and his killing of toy store manager/part-time extortionist Patrick Palmer (Drew Seltzer) is an unpremeditated act of desperation, not the settling of a score.
—Sophie Brookover, Vulture, 17 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for murderer
Noun
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Up until then, slashers were silent assassins or a breather.—
Raechal Shewfelt,
Entertainment Weekly,
1 Nov. 2025
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Well, that, and the small matter of a conspiracy involving the Ministry of Defense, a neighboring assassin, and a young girl who may or may not be dead.—
Jon O'Brien,
IndieWire,
30 Oct. 2025
Noun
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For two decades, an unidentified serial killer terrorized young couples throughout small towns in Florence, Italy.—
Emily Blackwood,
PEOPLE,
25 Oct. 2025
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Christopher Revak, who took his own life after being charged with murder, may have been a serial killer, police believe.—
Jenna Sundel,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 Oct. 2025
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“Murderer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/murderer. Accessed 8 Nov. 2025.
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