as in assassin
a person who kills another person
the murderer was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole
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Recent Examples of murderer
There can be legitimate debate on immigration, but Trump veers into sinister areas of xenophobia of invading rapists and murderers.
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New York Daily News Editorial Board,
New York Daily News,
25 June 2026
It was censored in France, and later linked to a real-life murderer.
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Spin Team,
SPIN,
22 June 2026
Aemond is a murderer, Aegon is a rapist; if either of them ends up on the Iron Throne for good, that would be a disaster.
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Roxana Hadadi,
Vulture,
19 June 2026
Ditto Hugh Jackman’s unerring performance — perhaps his finest dramatic work yet — as a savage, unfeeling thug and unrepentant murderer and thief.
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Randy Myers,
Mercury News,
18 June 2026
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New York Daily News Editorial Board,
New York Daily News,
25 June 2026
It was censored in France, and later linked to a real-life murderer.
—
Spin Team,
SPIN,
22 June 2026
Aemond is a murderer, Aegon is a rapist; if either of them ends up on the Iron Throne for good, that would be a disaster.
—
Roxana Hadadi,
Vulture,
19 June 2026
Ditto Hugh Jackman’s unerring performance — perhaps his finest dramatic work yet — as a savage, unfeeling thug and unrepentant murderer and thief.
—
Randy Myers,
Mercury News,
18 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for murderer
Recent Examples of Synonyms for murderer
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These artisans, with their trade secrets, were kept on Murano, a cluster of islands just across the lagoon from the city, ostensibly as a precaution against fire, though the state would also send assassins after anyone who tried to leave.
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As a pirate assassin and post-apocalyptic warrior, Krem of the Yellow Hills connects with Aries.
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An informant for the FBI quickly identified members of the Ku Klux Klan as her killers.
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The 16-year-old killer accused of fatally stabbing a young man in the heart of Dyker Beach Park in Brooklyn made an impromptu confession to an off-duty cop just 45 minutes later, prosecutors said Monday.
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“Murderer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/murderer. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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