A slayer or murderer; one who causes the death or destruction of another. Obsolete.

A murderer, an assassin.

A person who kills someone; (sometimes) spec. an executioner. Obsolete (archaic in later use).

A murderer.

A murderer.

A person who murders another; a person guilty of murder.

The proper name of the first fratricide and murderer (Genesis 4), used descriptively.

one who kills: a murderer.

An assassin. Also attributive or as adj.

(a) a murderer; (b) a writer of murder stories.

A slayer, murderer.

= murderer, n. 1.

= murderer, n. 1.

A person who murders another (esp. a prominent public figure) in a planned attack, typically with a political or ideological motive. Also more…

One who cuts throats; a ruffian who murders or does deeds of violence; a murderer or assassin by profession.

One over-ready to resort to weapons; a bully, bravo; also, a cutthroat, highway-robber. Obsolete.

He who or that which kills, poisons, destroys, or ruins.

A bravo, bully; a hired assassin. Obsolete or archaic.

A daring villain, a hired soldier or assassin; ‘a man who murders for hire’ (Johnson); a reckless desperado.

a man who carries a dagger, a bravo.

An assassin.

An assassin.

one who ‘takes the sword’ (Matthew xxvi. 52) without authority or right, a lawless killer.

An assassin.

A murderer.

A hired killer; (originally spec., in the United States) a hired Chinese assassin or thug, esp. (in earlier use) one carrying a hatchet or…

A person who commits or incites murder; a professional murderer.

A killing; a robbery. Also attributive, as hit list n. (a) a list of persons to be assassinated; (b) transferred a list or group of persons, etc…

slang. A hired killer.