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murderer

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mur·der·er  (mûrdr-r)
n.
One who commits murder.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.murderermurderer - a criminal who commits homicide (who performs the unlawful premeditated killing of another human being)
assassin, assassinator, bravo - a murderer (especially one who kills a prominent political figure) who kills by a surprise attack and often is hired to do the deed; "his assassins were hunted down like animals"; "assassinators of kings and emperors"
butcher - a brutal indiscriminate murderer
criminal, crook, felon, malefactor, outlaw - someone who has committed a crime or has been legally convicted of a crime
cutthroat - someone who murders by cutting the victim's throat
fratricide - a person who murders their brother or sister
gun for hire, gunman, gunslinger, hired gun, hit man, hitman, torpedo, triggerman, gun, shooter - a professional killer who uses a gun
hatchet man, iceman - a professional killer
infanticide - a person who murders an infant
killer, slayer - someone who causes the death of a person or animal
mass murderer - a person who is responsible for the deaths of many victims in a single incident
murderess - a woman murderer
parricide - someone who kills his or her parent
ripper - a murderer who slashes the victims with a knife; "Jack the Ripper was probably a madman"
serial killer, serial murderer - someone who murders more than three victims one at a time in a relatively short interval

murderer
noun killer, assassin, slayer, butcher, slaughterer, cut-throat, hit man (slang) a notorious mass murderer
Quotations
"Every murderer is probably somebody's old friend" [Agatha Christie The Mysterious Affair at Styles]
"You can always count on a murderer for a fancy prose style" [Vladimir Nabokov Lolita]
Translations
murderer [ˈmɜːdərəʳ] Nasesino/a m/f; (as Jur term) → homicida mf

murderer [ˈmɜːrdərər] nmeurtrier/ère m/f, assassin m

murderer
nMörder(in) m(f)

murderer [ˈmɜːdərəʳ] nassassino, omicida m
murderer [ˈmɜːdərəʳ] nassassino, omicida m

murderer قاتل vrah morder Mörder δολοφόνος asesino murhaaja assassin ubojica assassino 殺人者 살인자 moordenaar morder morderca assassino убийца mördare ฆาตกร katil kẻ giết người 凶手


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This picture is gone, and was doubtless the temptation which urged the murderer to the deed.
--Yes, it would make him the wilful murderer of thirty men and more, if this ship come to any deadly harm; and come to deadly harm, my soul swears this ship will, if Ahab have his way.
He felt what a murderer must feel, when he sees the body he has robbed of life.
 
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