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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After receiving a wave of backlash, the now-notorious TERF said her villain — a cross-dressing cis murderer — was based on a real-life pair of killers, Jerry Brudos and Russell Williams.
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Quispe López, Them., 30 Oct. 2025
Nothing will slow us down from recruiting more officers to remove murderers, rapists, pedophiles, gang members, and terrorists from American communities.
—Dan Gooding, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Oct. 2025
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.
—Abby Hamblin, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Oct. 2025
The murderer was revealed to be Mayor Beau Tillman, played by Season 5 guest star Keegan-Michael Key.
—Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 28 Oct. 2025
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Quispe López, Them., 30 Oct. 2025
Nothing will slow us down from recruiting more officers to remove murderers, rapists, pedophiles, gang members, and terrorists from American communities.
—Dan Gooding, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Oct. 2025
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.
—Abby Hamblin, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Oct. 2025
The murderer was revealed to be Mayor Beau Tillman, played by Season 5 guest star Keegan-Michael Key.
—Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 28 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for murderer
Noun
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The government doesn't like to as a rule, like showcase of assassin artifacts.—
Kelly Lawler,
USA Today,
7 Nov. 2025
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Presidential assassins and all this dark stuff.—
Seth Abramovitch,
HollywoodReporter,
3 Nov. 2025
Noun
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If confirmed by future research, the approach could provide a powerful new weapon to fight heart disease, the nation's leading killer, freeing people from the need to take statins and other cholesterol-lowering drugs every day.—
NPR,
NPR,
8 Nov. 2025
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And a lot of things about serial killers get amplified in a way that can be dangerous.—
Stephanie Nolasco,
FOXNews.com,
8 Nov. 2025
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“Murderer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/murderer. Accessed 29 Nov. 2025.
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