mass murderer

noun

: a person who has killed many people

Examples of mass murderer in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Thallium was certainly known to one mass murderer: Saddam Hussein. Discover Magazine, 29 June 2010 Mass shootings and terror attacks at concerts are not new: The terrorists who assaulted Paris’ Bataclan in 2015 killed 130 people, including 90 inside the theater, and the mass murderer who opened fire on a country music festival in Las Vegas in 2017 ultimately killed 60. David Browne, Rolling Stone, 15 Oct. 2023 The mass murderer was convicted in 1971 of first-degree murder and conspiracy to commit murder for the deaths of seven people. Erin Couch, The Enquirer, 19 Nov. 2017 But your mass murderer of above-average means will find a lot to like. Michael Tomasky, The New Republic, 7 May 2023 Charles Manson:The mass murderer's Cincinnati roots And indeed, Manson was a Cincinnati native. Erin Couch, The Enquirer, 19 Nov. 2017 The jury didn't vote unanimously for death, leaving Scherer no choice but to sentence the mass murderer in November to life in prison. Rebecca Rosenberg, Fox News, 25 July 2023 His turn as an accountant who becomes a mass murderer earned him an Emmy nomination. Carmel Dagan, Variety, 9 Mar. 2023

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“Mass murderer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mass%20murderer. Accessed 26 Apr. 2024.

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