Murderer (Noun)
Meaning
A criminal who commits homicide (who performs the unlawful premeditated killing of another human being).
Classification
Nouns denoting people.
Examples
- The police finally caught the murderer who had been on the run for months after killing his business partner.
- She was shocked to discover that her new neighbor was a convicted murderer who had just been released from prison.
- The judge sentenced the murderer to life in prison without the possibility of parole for his heinous crime.
- The detective was determined to track down the murderer who had been leaving a trail of bodies across the city.
- The murderer's motive for killing the young couple was still unclear, but investigators were working around the clock to piece together the evidence.
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Hyponyms
- Serial Murderer
- Hired Gun
- Gun For Hire
- Shooter
- Bravo
- Gun
- Hit Man
- Triggerman
- Torpedo
- Gunslinger
- Hitman
- Iceman
- Assassinator