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[ mur-der-er ] / ˈmɜr dər ər / SEE SYNONYMS FOR murderer ON THESAURUS.COM
nouna person who commits murder. Idioms for murderermurderers' row, - the row of cells in a prison where murderers and other violent or hard-core criminals are held.See also death row.
- Baseball. a succession of heavy hitters scheduled to bat one after the other.
- any group of notorious or important people: a murderers' row of talent;a murderers' row of philosophers.
Origin of murderer1300–50; Middle English mortherer, mord(e)rer;see murder, -er1 OTHER WORDS FROM murdererself-mur·der·er, nounWords nearby murderermurcott, murdabad, murder, murderball, murderee, murderer, murderess, Murder in the Cathedral, murderous, Murder will out, Murdoch Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for murdererMurderer, lunatic, and defamer of Islam will certainly be listed in his obituaries. Osama bin Laden Died a Fool and Has No Legacy|Dana Vachon|May 6, 2011|DAILY BEAST “Murderer,” after failing to prevent the massacres of Lebanese civilians at the Sabra and Shatila camps in 1982. Ariel Sharon's Twilight Zone|Lynn Sherr|October 19, 2009|DAILY BEAST Murderer, you hide your face, but you shall bear my mark, that I may know you when we meet again. The Duke's Motto|Justin Huntly McCarthy Suddenly it struck Stephen the Murderer that as the student had made himself happy he ought to do as much for him. The Folk-Tales of the Magyars|Various
One evening the student arrived back at Stephen the Murderer's. The Folk-Tales of the Magyars|Various Renounce the good law of the worshippers of Mazda, and thou shalt gain such a boon as the Murderer gained, the ruler of nations. Solomon and Solomonic Literature|Moncure Daniel Conway Lenz sang the “Child's Murderer,” and Adolar pounded the guitar out of shape. The Awakening of Spring|Frank Wedekind
Words related to murdererexecutioner, criminal, soldier, assassin, perpetrator, homicide, slaughterer, killer, butcher, slayer, cutthroat, enforcer, hit-and-run |