Murderer synonyms

mûr'dər-ər

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assassin
A member of a militant subgroup of Ismailis that in the 11th, 12th, and 13th centuries carried out political assassinations directed especially against Seljuk rule.
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killer (related)
One that kills:
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homicide
(Countable, US, police jargon) A victim of homicide; a person who has been unlawfully killed by someone else.
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massacrer
One who massacres.
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murderess
A woman who commits or has committed murder
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triggerman
A gunman, especially one who shoots someone.
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executioner (related)
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butcher
A person who cuts up meat for sale
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criminal (related)
Constituting, implying, or involving a crime or an element of a crime.
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manslayer
One, such as a person or animal, that kills a human.
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slayer
One who slays; a killer; a murderer; a destroyer of life.
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liquidator
Any of the workers involved in cleaning up the Chernobyl disaster
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rapist (related)
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traitor (related)
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murder (related)
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robber (related)
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blackmailer (related)
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torturer (related)
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felon (related)
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kidnapper (related)
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fugitive (related)
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psychopath (related)
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conspirator (related)
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perjurer (related)
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help (related)
(--- Archaic) A person employed to help, especially a farm worker or domestic servant.
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ringleader (related)
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Find another word for murderer. In this page you can discover 28 synonyms, antonyms, idiomatic expressions, and related words for murderer, like: assassin, killer, homicide, massacrer, slaughterer, murderess, triggerman, executioner, butcher, criminal and cutthroat.
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Murderer Sentence Examples

  • That murderer confessed to the authorities.

  • Rhyn was a mass murderer, a creature who had tried to wipe out the human race.

  • He wasn't a criminal, a thief, or murderer but someone who happened to have a bone to pick with Romas's brother and managed to get caught.

  • A single case of homicide often leads to a series of similar crimes or to protracted warfare between neighbouring families and communities; the murderer, as a rule, takes refuge in the mountains from the avenger of blood, or remains for years shut up in his house.

  • He was murdered in 415, but after the speedily ensuing murder of his murderer and successor Sigeric, Wallia (415419), who was elected to the kingdom, continued his work.

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