as in assassin
a person who kills another person
the murderer was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole
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Recent Examples of murderer
Sicarius, has had quite the journey over the past several seasons, emerging as a vicious murderer, torturer, and overseer of a vast network of serial killers.
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Randall Colburn, EW.com, 10 July 2025
Several possibilities come to mind: if the appellate courts concluded that the statute Rosen used doesn’t apply to capital cases, then none of the other 11 murderers should have had their sentences reduced.
—Dolores Carr, Mercury News, 3 July 2025
According to the newspaper, the I-70 murderers were believed to have stopped once Baumeister purchased Fox Hollow.
—Emily Krauser, People.com, 3 July 2025
That’s a fact that remains readily apparent on Blush, the singer-rappers new solo LP, where Abstract links up with a murderer’s row of collaborators — from JPEGMAFIA and Love Spells to Dominic Fike and Jim-E Stack — to make his most fascinating project to date.
—Stephen Daw, Billboard, 27 June 2025
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Randall Colburn, EW.com, 10 July 2025
Several possibilities come to mind: if the appellate courts concluded that the statute Rosen used doesn’t apply to capital cases, then none of the other 11 murderers should have had their sentences reduced.
—Dolores Carr, Mercury News, 3 July 2025
According to the newspaper, the I-70 murderers were believed to have stopped once Baumeister purchased Fox Hollow.
—Emily Krauser, People.com, 3 July 2025
That’s a fact that remains readily apparent on Blush, the singer-rappers new solo LP, where Abstract links up with a murderer’s row of collaborators — from JPEGMAFIA and Love Spells to Dominic Fike and Jim-E Stack — to make his most fascinating project to date.
—Stephen Daw, Billboard, 27 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for murderer
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PlayStation 5 Games Deals The Assassin's Creed franchise has been a staple in gaming consoles for nearly 20 years now, and Shadows, the latest iteration, furthers that tradition with a game that puts players behind Naoe, a shinobi assassin, and Yasuke, a legendary samurai.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
11 July 2025
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The details of how these would-be assassins got so close are still shrouded in mystery.—
Jenny Goldsberry,
The Washington Examiner,
10 July 2025
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Meanwhile, the standard Amp offers AirPlay while the Pro doesn’t, adding to its cascade of streaming options, HDMI ARC support, and a potent power supply for a killer A/V entry point.—
Simon Hill,
Wired News,
10 July 2025
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The original Dexter series — which followed Dexter Morgan (Hall), a vigilante serial killer who uses skills as a forensic technician with the Miami Metro Police Department to meticulously rid society of heinous criminals — ran from 2006 to 2013.—
Tim Lammers,
Forbes.com,
10 July 2025
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“Murderer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/murderer. Accessed 19 Jul. 2025.
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