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triggermen

noun

plural of triggerman
as in murderers

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  1. murderers
  2. assassins
  3. torpedoes
  4. killers
  5. cutthroats
Noun
  • In previous seasons depicting infamous American murderers Ed Gein, Jeffrey Dahmer, and the Menendez brothers, their, uh, creative interpretation of the facts prompted backlash from victims’ families and sparked debate over the ethics of true crime.
    — Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 18 Sep. 2026
  • We are steeped in relativism, as confined by our narratives as the murderers are confined by theirs.
    — Robert Stone, Rolling Stone, 11 Sep. 2026
Definition of murderers
Noun
  • Some earlier assassins expected it of themselves, canceling plots that would have killed bystanders.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 18 Sep. 2026
  • The settler assassins were arrested by the police and as usual released within a few hours.
    — David Shulman, The New York Review of Books, 26 Aug. 2026
Definition of assassins
Noun
  • Missiles and drones launched from corvettes can disable ships by hitting them above the surface, and torpedoes launched from submarines can sink them.
    — HOLMES LIAO, Foreign Affairs, 4 Sep. 2026
  • According to Congressional Research Service data, the submarine can carry about 37 torpedo-sized weapons, including Tomahawk missiles and Mk 48 torpedoes, although the exact weapons carried during the deployment remain classified.
    — Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 5 Aug. 2026
Definition of torpedoes
Noun
  • But Holmes was later resurrected—his creator needed some fast cash, yes, but Britain wanted for good crime-solvers, to go by the glut of corpses and killers in Sleuth-hound.
    — Dan Piepenbring, Harpers Magazine, 22 Sep. 2026
  • During the episode, spirits of some of the most infamous American serial killers who previously checked into the hotel return to celebrate their crimes.
    — Kaycee Sloan, Cincinnati Enquirer, 22 Sep. 2026
Definition of killers
Noun
  • Fly-fishers will find an extensive stretch of Gold Medal Water (a designation for quality and trout density) in Colorado, with access to browns, brookies, cutthroats, and rainbow trout.
    — Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 20 Aug. 2026
  • Whitesitt caught his state-record cutty there in mid-April, around the same time cutthroats in the northern Rockies are spawning in tributary streams.
    — Dac Collins, Outdoor Life, 18 Mar. 2026
Definition of cutthroats
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“Triggermen.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/triggermen. Accessed 26 Sep. 2026.

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