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
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.
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Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 9 Oct. 2025
Well, lucky for you, the BBC just premiered the first season of The Celebrity Traitors, which features stars from across the pond who will be sequestered in the castle trying to find the murderers.
—Lea Veloso, StyleCaster, 8 Oct. 2025
The episode opens with Ted Bundy continuing his killing spree, and other murderers who appear throughout include Jerry Brudos and Richard Speck.
—Christopher Rudolph, PEOPLE, 8 Oct. 2025
Each frame evokes the gauzy coziness and charm of peak-era '80s horror films such as Silver Bullet (1985), with its wilder elements anchored by a murderers' row of accomplished performers.
—Declan Gallagher, Entertainment Weekly, 7 Oct. 2025
And there exists no explicit government edict banning speculation about the motivation of murderers.
—Onkar Ghate, Oc Register, 26 Sep. 2025
Such comparisons are too easily drawn, with too much self-righteousness, as though the guilt for what was done to the Jews could be lightened just a little by likening them to their own murderers.
—Ian Buruma, New Yorker, 22 Sep. 2025
With a murderers’ row of talent overtaking the stage, Strings was front and center alongside Del McCoury, Hull, Brown, Martin, Justin Moses, Jim Lauderdale, Deanie Richardson, and more.
—Garret K. Woodward, Rolling Stone, 19 Sep. 2025
He’s joined by another (somewhat literal) murderers’ row of actors including Glenn Close, Josh Brolin, Mila Kunis, Kerry Washington, Cailee Spaeny, Andrew Scott, and Thomas Haden Church.
—Christian Blauvelt, IndieWire, 8 Sep. 2025
Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 9 Oct. 2025
Well, lucky for you, the BBC just premiered the first season of The Celebrity Traitors, which features stars from across the pond who will be sequestered in the castle trying to find the murderers.
—Lea Veloso, StyleCaster, 8 Oct. 2025
The episode opens with Ted Bundy continuing his killing spree, and other murderers who appear throughout include Jerry Brudos and Richard Speck.
—Christopher Rudolph, PEOPLE, 8 Oct. 2025
Each frame evokes the gauzy coziness and charm of peak-era '80s horror films such as Silver Bullet (1985), with its wilder elements anchored by a murderers' row of accomplished performers.
—Declan Gallagher, Entertainment Weekly, 7 Oct. 2025
And there exists no explicit government edict banning speculation about the motivation of murderers.
—Onkar Ghate, Oc Register, 26 Sep. 2025
Such comparisons are too easily drawn, with too much self-righteousness, as though the guilt for what was done to the Jews could be lightened just a little by likening them to their own murderers.
—Ian Buruma, New Yorker, 22 Sep. 2025
With a murderers’ row of talent overtaking the stage, Strings was front and center alongside Del McCoury, Hull, Brown, Martin, Justin Moses, Jim Lauderdale, Deanie Richardson, and more.
—Garret K. Woodward, Rolling Stone, 19 Sep. 2025
He’s joined by another (somewhat literal) murderers’ row of actors including Glenn Close, Josh Brolin, Mila Kunis, Kerry Washington, Cailee Spaeny, Andrew Scott, and Thomas Haden Church.
—Christian Blauvelt, IndieWire, 8 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for murderers
Noun
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First, though, more assassins come for them.—
Kimberly Roots,
TVLine,
10 Oct. 2025
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Are assassins like Kirk’s killer simply pathological outliers among agitated but otherwise self-restrained populations?—
Ron Barrett,
The Conversation,
2 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Though there's no evidence that the exchange happened in real life, the Shoe Fetish Slayer was one of the many serial killers FBI special agent John Douglas interviewed while working for the Behavioral Science Unit.—
Emily Blackwood,
PEOPLE,
11 Oct. 2025
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The Horned Frogs’ wideouts had five drops in the first half, with many serving as a drive killers.—
Steven Johnson,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
11 Oct. 2025
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“Murderers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/murderers. Accessed 19 Oct. 2025.
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