Killer synonyms

destroyer

One that destroys:

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slayer

One who slays; a killer; a murderer; a destroyer of life.

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executioner

(Archaic) executor

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electrocutioner

A person who carries out an execution by means of electricity

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executor

A person who carries out some task.

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serial murderer

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cutthroat

An unscrupulous, ruthless or unethical person.

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slaughterer

One who murders another

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gangster

A member of an organized group of criminals; a racketeer.

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orca

A black-and-white toothed whale (Orcinus orca) that feeds on large fish, squid, and marine mammals such as seals and other whales and dolphins.

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assassinator

An assassin.

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gunman

A man skilled in the use of a gun.

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strangler

Someone who strangles, especially who murders by strangling

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hit-man

Someone who kills for a living; a hired assassin

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lyncher

One who lynches.

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patricide

Murder of one's father.

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parricide

The killing of a ruler, or other authority figure; treason.

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tough

A person who obtains things by force; a thug or bully.

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butcher

The definition of a butcher is someone who kills animals or cuts up the bodies of dead animals to be sold as meat.

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manslayer

One, such as a person or animal, that kills a human.

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massacrer

One who massacres.

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triggerman

A gunman, especially one who shoots someone.

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help (related)

(--- Archaic) A person employed to help, especially a farm worker or domestic servant.

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grampus

The killer whale, Orsinus orca.

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cause of death

the causal agent resulting in death

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deadly (related)

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killer-whale

A very large, mostly black dolphin (Orcinus orca) with white patches, that hunts in large packs and preys on large fish, seals, and whales

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murderer

One who commits murder.

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murderess

A woman who commits or has committed murder

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shooter

(Professional wrestling slang) A professional wrestler who uses actual fighting moves as part of his style, or who speaks his mind during a live or televised event (instead of speaking from a script).

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poisoner

A person who poisons something or someone.

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hangman

(Countable) An executioner responsible for hanging criminals.

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sniper

A person using long-range small arms for precise attacks from a concealed position.

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axman

Alternative spelling of axeman.

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garroter

A person who strangles someone from behind.

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exterminator

A person whose work or business is exterminating rats, cockroaches, and other vermin

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matricide

The killing of one's mother.

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regicide

The killing of a king.

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suicide

Suicide is the act of killing yourself, or is taking an action that is very destructive to your self interests.

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hired-gun

A person who is employed as an armed guard, enforcer, or mercenary and who is prepared to use gunplay or similar violent methods in order to assert the interests of his or her employer.

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hatchet-man

Any person assigned by another to carry out disagreeable or unscrupulous tasks

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criminal (related)

Constituting, implying, or involving a crime or an element of a crime.

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difficult

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