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
To have these books is such a gift, because Patricia writes a fascinating crime story — great clue trail, great murderers.
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Max Gao, HollywoodReporter, 16 Mar. 2026
These countries must make their duty clear to the invaders of our beloved homeland and the murderers of our people.
—Haley Ott, CBS News, 12 Mar. 2026
Americans should look to that history in setting expectations for what happens next in Iran now that another batch of maniacal Middle East murderers have been sent hurtling through the gates of hell.
—Nolan Finley, Twin Cities, 6 Mar. 2026
The novel, Arnott’s first under her married name and subject to a bidding frenzy at the 2024 London Book Fair, reflects her long-standing fascination with murderers.
—Diane Garrett, Los Angeles Times, 3 Mar. 2026
Across town, word flew from tongue to tongue that the group would announce its judgment against the murderers.
—Anand Gopal, New Yorker, 28 Feb. 2026
In many cases, drug lords, murderers all over our country.
—Dallas Morning News, 25 Feb. 2026
But if a blood relation is mixed up with drug dealers, murderers, and terrorists, why doesn't a man in Jackson's position put an unequivocal distance between them?
—Gail Sheehy, Vanity Fair, 20 Feb. 2026
Rapists, murderers, and drug traffickers do not announce themselves or surrender voluntarily.
—Eric Balliet, Denver Post, 28 Jan. 2026
Max Gao, HollywoodReporter, 16 Mar. 2026
These countries must make their duty clear to the invaders of our beloved homeland and the murderers of our people.
—Haley Ott, CBS News, 12 Mar. 2026
Americans should look to that history in setting expectations for what happens next in Iran now that another batch of maniacal Middle East murderers have been sent hurtling through the gates of hell.
—Nolan Finley, Twin Cities, 6 Mar. 2026
The novel, Arnott’s first under her married name and subject to a bidding frenzy at the 2024 London Book Fair, reflects her long-standing fascination with murderers.
—Diane Garrett, Los Angeles Times, 3 Mar. 2026
Across town, word flew from tongue to tongue that the group would announce its judgment against the murderers.
—Anand Gopal, New Yorker, 28 Feb. 2026
In many cases, drug lords, murderers all over our country.
—Dallas Morning News, 25 Feb. 2026
But if a blood relation is mixed up with drug dealers, murderers, and terrorists, why doesn't a man in Jackson's position put an unequivocal distance between them?
—Gail Sheehy, Vanity Fair, 20 Feb. 2026
Rapists, murderers, and drug traffickers do not announce themselves or surrender voluntarily.
—Eric Balliet, Denver Post, 28 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for murderers
Noun
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Mirrors were such a precious commodity in the heyday of the Venetian Republic that the assassins were dispatched to, well, dispatch any defectors who left La Serenissima and tried to take the secrets of creating that mesmerizing, reflective surface along with them.—
Mark Ellwood,
Robb Report,
17 Mar. 2026
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Consider Bobbi, one of the assassins sent north to find Armando.—
Michael Snyder,
The Atlantic,
13 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Even if the film doesn’t co-sign her ideology, Ursula is the most nuanced of the ruthless killers, and Gellar is adept at digging into the character’s ambiguity and shifting priorities.—
Louis Peitzman,
Vulture,
20 Mar. 2026
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Another backlash player is the Tradwife movement with its viral vibe of birthing lots of babies with no pain killers, making bread from scratch, and selling homespun merch on Instagram.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
20 Mar. 2026
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