Synonyms for murderer

Grammar : Noun

Spell : mur-der-er

Phonetic Transcription : ˈmɜr dər ər

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Origin : mid-14c., alteration of murtherer (c.1300), agent noun from murder (v.); in part from Old French mordrere, from Medieval Latin murdrarius, from Germanic. Old English words for this included morðorcwalu, morðorslaga, morðorwyrhta, literally "murder-wright." The original murderer's row was in New York City's Tombs prison; figurative use in baseball dates to 1858, though the quintessential one was the 1927 New York Yankees. Fem. form murderess attested from late 14c. Murderee (1920) never caught on.

noun person who kills

Example sentences :

For beneath the suave smile of the Duellist they read the intent of the Murderer.
Extract from : « Wisdom, Wit, and Pathos of Ouida » by Ouida

One evening the student arrived back at Stephen the Murderer's.
Extract from : « The Folk-Tales of the Magyars » by Various

When they arrived, the pope cried out, "Stephen the Murderer, where are you?"
Extract from : « The Folk-Tales of the Magyars » by Various

My hair stands on end, and a terrible voice cries to me, 'Murderer!
Extract from : « The Knight of Malta » by Eugene Sue

She made no answer to him, nor did she speak at all except one word, and that word "Murderer."
Extract from : « Swallow » by H. Rider Haggard

As he descended the stairs, the Murderer was humming a little tune.
Extract from : « The Drunkard » by Cyril Arthur Edward Ranger Gull

Murderer, ingrate, traitor—those will be my names, perchance.
Extract from : « Master Olof » by August Strindberg

Murderer that you are, you shall yet suffer for your crimes.
Extract from : « Sweet Mace » by George Manville Fenn

Murderer as I am, I say it nevertheless, I shall always love her.
Extract from : « The Beckoning Hand and Other Stories » by Grant Allen

Murderer as he was, he seems to have discharged his duty faithfully.
Extract from : « William the Conqueror » by Edward Augustus Freeman

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