murderer
noun [C] /ˈmɜː.dər.ər/
/ˈmɝː.dɚ.ɚ/ (old-fashioned female murderess)Definition
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)Murderers and attackers
(Definition of murderer noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- -basher suffix (HIT)
- assailant noun
- assassin noun
- attacker noun
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