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 the original, Hanks’ character is driven to madness, imagining that his neighbors in the creepy house across the street might be murderers.
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Los Angeles Times, 8 Feb. 2026
Rapists, murderers, and drug traffickers do not announce themselves or surrender voluntarily.
—Eric Balliet, Denver Post, 28 Jan. 2026
State leaders must deploy the National Guard and use every tool at their disposal to protect civilians from these murderers.
—Nushrat Rahman, Freep.com, 25 Jan. 2026
Federal agents are currently roaming cities under the ruse of going after murderers and rapists but are instead pulling anyone who doesn't fit their idea of what an American looks like out of cars, homes and schools using thuggish methods.
—Arkansas Online, 22 Jan. 2026
Our law enforcement officers are on the frontlines arresting terrorists, gang members, murderers, pedophiles, and rapists.
—Courtney Kube, NBC news, 19 Jan. 2026
Since arriving in the city in large numbers, ICE has arrested 2,400 people to date, including murderers and child rapists, Homan said.
—Anna Giaritelli, The Washington Examiner, 16 Jan. 2026
The Massachusetts Parole Board has OK’d the release of five murder convicts — either first-degree murderers or those guilty of accessory to murder — in the first couple of weeks of the year.
—Rick Sobey, Boston Herald, 16 Jan. 2026
But, with the relatively new 12-team playoff, the current Canes were able to make the field and get hot at the right time, beating a murderers’ row of Texas A&M, Ohio State and Ole Miss.
—Walter Villa, Miami Herald, 15 Jan. 2026
Los Angeles Times, 8 Feb. 2026
Rapists, murderers, and drug traffickers do not announce themselves or surrender voluntarily.
—Eric Balliet, Denver Post, 28 Jan. 2026
State leaders must deploy the National Guard and use every tool at their disposal to protect civilians from these murderers.
—Nushrat Rahman, Freep.com, 25 Jan. 2026
Federal agents are currently roaming cities under the ruse of going after murderers and rapists but are instead pulling anyone who doesn't fit their idea of what an American looks like out of cars, homes and schools using thuggish methods.
—Arkansas Online, 22 Jan. 2026
Our law enforcement officers are on the frontlines arresting terrorists, gang members, murderers, pedophiles, and rapists.
—Courtney Kube, NBC news, 19 Jan. 2026
Since arriving in the city in large numbers, ICE has arrested 2,400 people to date, including murderers and child rapists, Homan said.
—Anna Giaritelli, The Washington Examiner, 16 Jan. 2026
The Massachusetts Parole Board has OK’d the release of five murder convicts — either first-degree murderers or those guilty of accessory to murder — in the first couple of weeks of the year.
—Rick Sobey, Boston Herald, 16 Jan. 2026
But, with the relatively new 12-team playoff, the current Canes were able to make the field and get hot at the right time, beating a murderers’ row of Texas A&M, Ohio State and Ole Miss.
—Walter Villa, Miami Herald, 15 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for murderers
Noun
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After diplomatic negotiations, the Iranian state called off its assassins in 1998.—
Anderson Cooper,
CBS News,
9 Feb. 2026
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One week later, on May 15, assassins forced Valdez, 50, from his car at midday and shot him at least a dozen times in downtown Culiacán, the capital of Sinaloa state.—
Foreign Correspondent,
Los Angeles Times,
7 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Serial killers have played peek-a-boo guessing games with investigators, and the names and whereabouts of some of their victims are never to be known.—
Patt Morrison,
Los Angeles Times,
21 Feb. 2026
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Though supermassive black holes with masses of millions or even billions of times that of the sun are thought to dwell at the hearts of all large galaxies, not all of these objects are cosmic killers.—
Robert Lea,
Space.com,
20 Feb. 2026
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“Murderers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/murderers. Accessed 22 Feb. 2026.
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