murderesses

plural of murderess

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Noun
  • 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.
    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
Noun
  • First, though, more assassins come for them.
    Kimberly Roots, TVLine, 10 Oct. 2025
  • Are assassins like Kirk’s killer simply pathological outliers among agitated but otherwise self-restrained populations?
    Ron Barrett, The Conversation, 2 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • 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
  • 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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“Murderesses.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/murderesses. Accessed 16 Oct. 2025.

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