MURDERER

murderer, liquidator, manslayer

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

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

murderer

A person who commits murder.

Synonyms

• See also killer

Coordinate terms

• murderess

Anagrams

• demurrer

Source: Wiktionary


Mur"der*er, n.

1. One guilty of murder; a person who, in possession of his reason, unlawfully kills a human being with premeditated malice.

2. A small cannon, formerly used for clearing a ship's decks of boarders; -- called also murdering piece. [Obs.]

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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