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Synonyms for murderer
ˈmɜr dər ərmur·der·er

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Princeton's WordNet3.0 / 1 vote

  1. murderer, liquidator, manslayernoun

    a criminal who commits homicide (who performs the unlawful premeditated killing of another human being)

    Synonyms:
    receiver, liquidator, manslayer

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  1. murderernoun

    Synonyms:
    slaughterer, assassin, slayer, killer, butcher, cut-throat

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words4.0 / 1 vote

  1. murderernoun

    Synonyms:
    homicide

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#13724lethal
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How to use murderer in a sentence?

  1. Alex Whipple:

    I would never, ever in a million years have thought he was capable of harming such a cute little girl, i knew he was a thief, but I never labeled him as a murderer.

  2. Sharon Rocha -LRB- C -RRB-:

    No matter what happens, there are two things that will never change: Laci and Conner will always be dead, and you will always be their murderer.

  3. Kahlil Gibran:

    Where is the justice of political power if it executes the murderer and jails the plunderer, and then itself marches upon neighboring lands, killing thousands and pillaging the very hills

  4. Frank Hannig:

    A murder is a murder, and a murderer must be punished. But he has the right to a fair trial.

  5. Urban Institute researcher Bryce Peterson:

    Not every person in prison for a 'violent offense' is a murderer or an imminent danger to the public.


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