as in assassins
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 murderers
The real horror is that the murderers are so thoroughly human.
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Patrick Radden Keefe, New Yorker, 11 Jan. 2026
And, of course, Steven Knight’s Peaky Blinders, whose Shelby family of murderers and miscreants amassed such a cult following over six seasons that the series is getting its own movie in March.
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 9 Jan. 2026
These struggles haven’t exactly come against a murderers’ row of opponents, either — the Canucks’ last eight games have all come against teams that missed the playoffs last year.
—Harman Dayal, New York Times, 9 Jan. 2026
Our law enforcement officers are on the frontlines arresting terrorists, gang members, murderers, pedophiles, and rapists.
—Angel Saunders, PEOPLE, 8 Jan. 2026
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.
—Denise Petski, Deadline, 8 Jan. 2026
If murderers get a stone in here.
—Rosa Lyster, Harpers Magazine, 6 Jan. 2026
Yes, arrest the murderers, drug lords and gang members, thieves and smugglers.
—Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 2 Jan. 2026
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
Patrick Radden Keefe, New Yorker, 11 Jan. 2026
And, of course, Steven Knight’s Peaky Blinders, whose Shelby family of murderers and miscreants amassed such a cult following over six seasons that the series is getting its own movie in March.
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 9 Jan. 2026
These struggles haven’t exactly come against a murderers’ row of opponents, either — the Canucks’ last eight games have all come against teams that missed the playoffs last year.
—Harman Dayal, New York Times, 9 Jan. 2026
Our law enforcement officers are on the frontlines arresting terrorists, gang members, murderers, pedophiles, and rapists.
—Angel Saunders, PEOPLE, 8 Jan. 2026
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.
—Denise Petski, Deadline, 8 Jan. 2026
If murderers get a stone in here.
—Rosa Lyster, Harpers Magazine, 6 Jan. 2026
Yes, arrest the murderers, drug lords and gang members, thieves and smugglers.
—Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 2 Jan. 2026
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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for murderers
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When a father seeking vengeance, an American operative experiencing a string of bad luck, and several independent assassins hailing from around the world all end up on the same bullet train bound for Kyoto, the results are violent — and the survivors minimal.—
Declan Gallagher,
Entertainment Weekly,
26 Dec. 2025
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The situation gets more complex with the addition of a bunch of oddball assassins trying to murder the neighbor, plus other mysterious and shady types like his former associate Laverne (Weaver).—
Brian Truitt,
USA Today,
11 Dec. 2025
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Some experts say the return of social services and other programs that held communities together before the 2020 pandemic was a driving factor in the recent turnaround; others point to technological advancements that help police catch more killers.—
Richard Winton,
Los Angeles Times,
6 Jan. 2026
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Ilya Lyubushkin, Esa Lindell and Sam Steel committed the three penalties in the period, leaving the Stars without some of their best penalty killers.—
Lia Assimakopoulos,
Dallas Morning News,
4 Jan. 2026
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“Murderers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/murderers. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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