murderernoun [ C ]
uk/ˈmɜː.dər.ər/us/ˈmɝː.dɚ.ɚ/old-fashioned female murderess,B1 someone who illegally and intentionally kills another person:
A convicted murderer was executed in North Carolina yesterday.
a mass murderer (= someone who has killed a large number of people illegally)
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Murderers & attackers
- abductor
- assailant
- assassin
- attacker
- bandit
- beater
- butcher
- cyberbully
- death squad
- gunman
- highwayman
- killer
- marauder
- mugger
- parricide
- poisoner
- regicide
- shooter
- slayer
- strangler
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