murderer
noun
mur·der·er
ˈmər-dər-ər 
Examples of murderer in a Sentence
the murderer was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole
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About two weeks after a man was shot and killed in his car at a Miami-Dade flea market, deputies caught the alleged murderer on Thursday and uncovered a sordid tale of a five-year affair that led to the murder.
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Devoun Cetoute, Miami Herald, 26 July 2025
An evil wealthy guy who funds murderers to support his own sicko obsession?
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 25 July 2025
Rosenbaum said Trump and his officials are falsely claiming that the migrant sweeps are targeting murderers, rapists and other criminals.
—Bloomberg, Mercury News, 25 July 2025
Avots plays Egil, a poet, farmer, murderer, sorcerer, ladies’ man, and a bit of a psychopath, who is seeking revenge on Erik Bloodaxe (Molyneux) for the exile of his family to Iceland by Erik’s father, King Harald Fairhair.
—Matt Grobar, Deadline, 14 July 2025
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Devoun Cetoute, Miami Herald, 26 July 2025
An evil wealthy guy who funds murderers to support his own sicko obsession?
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 25 July 2025
Rosenbaum said Trump and his officials are falsely claiming that the migrant sweeps are targeting murderers, rapists and other criminals.
—Bloomberg, Mercury News, 25 July 2025
Avots plays Egil, a poet, farmer, murderer, sorcerer, ladies’ man, and a bit of a psychopath, who is seeking revenge on Erik Bloodaxe (Molyneux) for the exile of his family to Iceland by Erik’s father, King Harald Fairhair.
—Matt Grobar, Deadline, 14 July 2025
See All Example Sentences for murderer
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“Murderer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/murderer. Accessed 3 Aug. 2025.
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murderer
noun
mur·der·er
ˈmər-dər-ər
: a person who commits murder
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