murderer
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murderer
- /ˈmɜːdəɹə/ UK
- /ˈmɝdɚɚ/ US
Where it comes from
From Middle English murderere; equivalent to murder + -er.
noun murderers · murtherer
- A person who commits murder. Neither does a great nation […] debate, with drivelling tears, and diabolical sympathies, whether it ought not piously to save, and nursingly cherish, the lives of its murderers.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: liquidator, slayer, killer, murderous, cutthroat, homicidal, assassination, homicide, killing, kill, hitman, lethality, gunman, lethal, deadly, assailant
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noun person who commits murder
| Español | asesino, asesina, victimario, victimaria, homicida |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 살인자 sarinja |
| 日本語 | 人殺し hitogoroshi, 殺人者 satsujinsha |
| 中文 | 兇手 /凶手 xiōngshǒu, 殺人犯 /杀人犯 shārénfàn, 殺手 /杀手 shāshǒu |
| हिन्दी | हत्यारा hatyārā, ख़ूनी xūnī, क़ातिल qātil |
| Kiswahili | muuaji |
| Português | assassino, assassina, homicida |
| Français | meurtrier, meurtrière, assassin, assassine |
| Deutsch | Mörder, Mörderin |
| Italiano | assassino, assassina |
| Ελληνικά | δολοφόνος dolofónos, δολοφόνισσα dolofónissa, φονιάς foniás, φόνισσα fónissa |
| Română | criminal, criminală |
| Русский | уби́йца ubíjca, ки́ллер kíller, душегу́б dušegúb |
| Tiếng Việt | kẻ giết người |
| العربية | قَاتِل qātil, قَاتِلَة qātila |
| עברית | רוצח \ רוֹצֵחַ rotséakh, רוצחת \ רוֹצַחַת rotsákhat |
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title = {murderer},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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