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    murderer
    /ˈməːd(ə)rə/

    noun

    • 1. a person who commits murder: "convicted murderers"

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  2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishMURDERER | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    MURDERER definition: 1. someone who illegally and intentionally kills another person: 2. someone who illegally and…. Learn more.

  3. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › murdererMurderer Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    especially : one who commits the crime of murder. Synonyms. assassin. cutthroat. homicide. killer. manslayer. See all Synonyms & Antonyms in Thesaurus. Examples of murderer in a Sentence. the murderer was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole.

  4. www.dictionary.com › browse › murdererMURDERER Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

    Murderer definition: a person who commits murder. . See examples of MURDERER used in a sentence.

  5. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › murderMurder Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    1. : the crime of unlawfully and unjustifiably killing a person. an attempted murder. specifically, law : such a crime committed under circumstances defined by statute.

  6. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › murdererMurderer - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

    A murderer is a person who kills deliberately and without justification. In some instances, killing a person is considered a just or valid action — in a war, a soldier who kills another soldier is not considered to be a murderer, and people who kill in self-defense, to save themselves, are also not murderers.

  7. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishmurderer noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage...

    a person who has killed somebody deliberately and illegally synonym killer. A convicted murderer was on the run last night. a mass murderer (= who has killed a lot of people)

  8. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishMURDER | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    the crime of intentionally killing a person: Two sisters have been charged with (= officially accused of) murder. There were three murders in the town last year. The three were convicted of (= proved guilty of) murder. a murder weapon (= a weapon used to commit a murder) Compare. manslaughter.

  9. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishMURDERER definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    A murderer is a person who has murdered someone..... Click for English pronunciations, examples sentences, video.

  10. www.thefreedictionary.com › murdererMurderer - definition of murderer by The Free Dictionary

    Define murderer. murderer synonyms, murderer pronunciation, murderer translation, English dictionary definition of murderer. n. One who commits murder. American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition.

  11. www.dictionary.com › browse › murderMURDER Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

    to kill or slaughter inhumanly or barbarously. to spoil or mar by bad performance, representation, pronunciation, etc.: The tenor murdered the aria. verb (used without object) to commit murder. murder. / ˈmɜːdə / noun. the unlawful premeditated killing of one human being by another Compare manslaughter homicide. informal.