murderesses

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plural of murderess
as in murderers

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  1. murderers
  2. assassins
  3. killers
Noun
  • More than 40 years later, no efforts have been made to prosecute or extradite the presumptive murderers.
    — David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 30 Oct. 2026
  • But poison, which so often served as the deadly weapon in her books, provided Christie with an intriguing literary arsenal for murderers.
    — Ashley Strickland, CNN Money, 29 Oct. 2026
Definition of murderers
Noun
  • Instead, Cartwright returns to his deceased grandfather’s home thrilled to see that Baker has successfully evaded both the Russian assassins and MI5’s own rabid dogs.
    — K.J. Yossman, Variety, 23 Oct. 2026
  • Those two Russian assassins turned out to be significantly more skilled than the horses and perhaps more motivated, too, in seeking revenge for the killing of one of their own.
    — Scott Tobias, Vulture, 21 Oct. 2026
Definition of assassins
Noun
  • The story centers on a band of young killers trained by Master, who holds absolute sway over a tropical rainforest.
    — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 4 Nov. 2026
  • The killers, Kenny said, were hanging out in Crotona Park well before the shooting and then fled to Manhattan after the murder.
    — Rocco Parascandola, New York Daily News, 2 Nov. 2026
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