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
In subsequent years — even up until 120 years later in 2008 — there were murderers that mirrored the Ripper’s crimes.
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Lorena O’Neil, Rolling Stone, 11 May 2026
Who'd want a country to be taken over by these killers and these murderers?
—CBS News, 10 May 2026
But Deputy Solicitor General Eric Feigin said blocking such searches would handicap police searching for murderers, kidnappers and robbers.
—Bart Jansen, USA Today, 27 Apr. 2026
This specifically benefits murderers and rapists, the officials said, and implies that parole is automatic, not something earned.
—Michael Ruiz, FOXNews.com, 25 Apr. 2026
Why hadn’t any of her producers and writers over the years—a murderers’ row including Tove Lo, Julia Michaels, and the duo Monsters & Strangerz, of the Max Martin school—struck the vein of her personality?
—Doreen St. Félix, New Yorker, 13 Apr. 2026
The cast is a murderers row of British actors, and the twisting plot of the novel is full of introspection and doubt, which makes for a tight 127 minutes of shocking revelations told through stern and troubled looks.
—Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 13 Apr. 2026
The act allowed murderers’ bodies to be claimed by anatomists for research.
—Tara Ramanathan, Encyclopedia Britannica, 25 Mar. 2026
Sometimes darkly humorous, sometimes strangely heartbreaking, this immersive storytelling experience is Edgar Allan Poe for the modern age; a heart-to-bleeding-heart with madmen, murderers and monsters all dying to tell their story.
—William Earl, Variety, 25 Mar. 2026
Lorena O’Neil, Rolling Stone, 11 May 2026
Who'd want a country to be taken over by these killers and these murderers?
—CBS News, 10 May 2026
But Deputy Solicitor General Eric Feigin said blocking such searches would handicap police searching for murderers, kidnappers and robbers.
—Bart Jansen, USA Today, 27 Apr. 2026
This specifically benefits murderers and rapists, the officials said, and implies that parole is automatic, not something earned.
—Michael Ruiz, FOXNews.com, 25 Apr. 2026
Why hadn’t any of her producers and writers over the years—a murderers’ row including Tove Lo, Julia Michaels, and the duo Monsters & Strangerz, of the Max Martin school—struck the vein of her personality?
—Doreen St. Félix, New Yorker, 13 Apr. 2026
The cast is a murderers row of British actors, and the twisting plot of the novel is full of introspection and doubt, which makes for a tight 127 minutes of shocking revelations told through stern and troubled looks.
—Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 13 Apr. 2026
The act allowed murderers’ bodies to be claimed by anatomists for research.
—Tara Ramanathan, Encyclopedia Britannica, 25 Mar. 2026
Sometimes darkly humorous, sometimes strangely heartbreaking, this immersive storytelling experience is Edgar Allan Poe for the modern age; a heart-to-bleeding-heart with madmen, murderers and monsters all dying to tell their story.
—William Earl, Variety, 25 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for murderers
Noun
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The film follows a unit of young assassins who belong to the titular organization, trained in a tropical rainforest by a figure known only as Master.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
12 May 2026
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Riquelme Vega, a Chilean Dutch cocaine importer also in the Super Cartel, wanted to murder a rival in Dubai by sending a team of Colombian assassins to the Emirates, Kinahan voiced his disapproval.—
Ed Caesar,
New Yorker,
30 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Translated, abundant capital is being directed toward the search for cures for the three biggest killers in the cancer realm.—
John Tamny,
Forbes.com,
15 May 2026
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The rogues’ gallery of killers released by the Parole Board came with rap sheets often marked by blatant disregard for human life.—
Boston Herald editorial staff,
Boston Herald,
15 May 2026
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“Murderers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/murderers. Accessed 21 May. 2026.
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