as in assassins
a person who kills another person
the murderer was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole
Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
Example Sentences
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
Recent Examples of murderers
The meeting ended—the first where the Young Lords and community people had done a fine job of exposing the real criminals and murderers in the streets of our communities.
—
Literary Hub, 1 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
To have these books is such a gift, because Patricia writes a fascinating crime story — great clue trail, great murderers.
—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 threats and assaults occur while pursuing murderers and members of criminal gangs, Grassley said.
—Bart Jansen, USA Today, 3 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
Literary Hub, 1 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
To have these books is such a gift, because Patricia writes a fascinating crime story — great clue trail, great murderers.
—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 threats and assaults occur while pursuing murderers and members of criminal gangs, Grassley said.
—Bart Jansen, USA Today, 3 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for murderers
Noun
-
No wonder all these characters wanted to become assassins, Scott implies; they’re removed from reality by so many orders of magnitude that living, breathing fellow humans are just blurry images.—
Theater Critic,
San Francisco Chronicle,
29 Mar. 2026
-
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
Noun
-
As part of his guilty plea, Heuermann agreed to cooperate fully with the FBI’s behavioral analysis unit to help catch other serial killers.—
Michael R. Sisak,
Fortune,
10 Apr. 2026
-
Salas was pronounced dead at the scene, and in the years since, investigators have been unable to track down his killers.—
Dean Fioresi,
CBS News,
9 Apr. 2026
Cite this Entry
“Murderers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/murderers. Accessed 14 Apr. 2026.
Copy CitationLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
