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 new episodes leave room for seriousness and depth amidst high jinks and naked murderers on the loose (seriously).
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Kelly Lawler, USA Today, 28 May 2026
The murderers followed them to Lancaster, Pennsylvania, and proceeded to kill and mutilate them, too.
—Literary Hub, 26 May 2026
DeMore, who served 12 years as a prosecutor in the Suffolk DA’s office along with seven years as a criminal defense attorney, would have been the lone ex-prosecutor on the Parole Board — which has been releasing dozens of first-degree murderers from prison.
—Rick Sobey, Boston Herald, 26 May 2026
Blockbusters abound, among a murderers’ row of musical icons, at the Guggenheim’s Pop-art show, and in a movie that sees Steven Spielberg dabbling, once again, in aliens.
—Inkoo Kang, New Yorker, 22 May 2026
In subsequent years — even up until 120 years later in 2008 — there were murderers that mirrored the Ripper’s crimes.
—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
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
The act allowed murderers’ bodies to be claimed by anatomists for research.
—Tara Ramanathan, Encyclopedia Britannica, 25 Mar. 2026
Kelly Lawler, USA Today, 28 May 2026
The murderers followed them to Lancaster, Pennsylvania, and proceeded to kill and mutilate them, too.
—Literary Hub, 26 May 2026
DeMore, who served 12 years as a prosecutor in the Suffolk DA’s office along with seven years as a criminal defense attorney, would have been the lone ex-prosecutor on the Parole Board — which has been releasing dozens of first-degree murderers from prison.
—Rick Sobey, Boston Herald, 26 May 2026
Blockbusters abound, among a murderers’ row of musical icons, at the Guggenheim’s Pop-art show, and in a movie that sees Steven Spielberg dabbling, once again, in aliens.
—Inkoo Kang, New Yorker, 22 May 2026
In subsequent years — even up until 120 years later in 2008 — there were murderers that mirrored the Ripper’s crimes.
—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
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
The act allowed murderers’ bodies to be claimed by anatomists for research.
—Tara Ramanathan, Encyclopedia Britannica, 25 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for murderers
Noun
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The bombshells, Gabriel from Brazil and Kayda from New Hampshire, arrive like sexy assassins and silently start making out with everyone standing on a red dot.—
Kathleen Walsh,
Vulture,
3 June 2026
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His legacy as one of rap’s great subliminal assassins is one of the most impressive parts of his career.—
Jayson Buford,
Rolling Stone,
3 June 2026
Noun
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Each episode explores how investigators used forensic evidence to bring killers to justice.—
Stephanie Nolasco,
FOXNews.com,
6 June 2026
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Many people have said the killers should be sentenced to death.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
3 June 2026
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“Murderers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/murderers. Accessed 10 Jun. 2026.
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