Killer synonyms

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slayer
One who slays; a killer; a murderer; a destroyer of life.
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destroyer
One that destroys:
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executioner
(Archaic) executor
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executor
A person who carries out some task.
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electrocutioner
A person who carries out an execution by means of electricity
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gangster
A member of an organized group of criminals; a racketeer.
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hit-man
Someone who kills for a living; a hired assassin
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serial murderer
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slaughterer
One who murders another
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murderess
A woman who commits or has committed murder
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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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help (related)
(--- Archaic) A person employed to help, especially a farm worker or domestic servant.
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garroter
A person who strangles someone from behind.
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criminal (related)
Constituting, implying, or involving a crime or an element of a crime.
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cause of death
the causal agent resulting in death
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gunman
A man skilled in the use of a gun.
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sniper
A person using long-range small arms for precise attacks from a concealed position.
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lyncher
One who lynches.
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exterminator
A person whose work or business is exterminating rats, cockroaches, and other vermin
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grampus
The killer whale, Orsinus orca.
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sea-wolf
Alternative spelling of seawolf.
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orcinus-orca
A taxonomic species within the family Delphinidae — the orca or killer whale.
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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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ruffian
The definition of a ruffian is a tough or rowdy person.
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assassin
Someone who intentionally kills a person, especially a professional who kills a public or political figure.
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axman
Alternative spelling of axeman.
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hangman
(Countable) An executioner responsible for hanging criminals.
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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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homicide
(Uncountable) The killing of one person by another, whether premeditated or unintentional.
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massacrer
One who massacres.
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monster (related)
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deadly (related)
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killers (related)
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strangler
Someone who strangles, especially who murders by strangling
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patricide
Murder of one's father.
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hatchet-man
Any person assigned by another to carry out disagreeable or unscrupulous tasks
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manslayer
One, such as a person or animal, that kills a human.
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triggerman
A gunman, especially one who shoots someone.
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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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psychopath (related)
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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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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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vampire (related)
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murderer
One who commits murder.
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headsman
1885 — Gilbert & Sullivan, The Mikado
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fratricide
The act of killing one's own brother or sister
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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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black-gloved (related)
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dmoz (related)
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difficult
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on-the-loose (related)
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zombie (related)
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rapist (related)
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