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Meanings of murderer in English

Russian
киллер
Portuguese
assassino
Spanish
asesina
Catalan
assassí
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Perpetrator of a murder.

Related terms
киллер
Portuguese
homicida
Catalan
assassí
Spanish
asesino

A criminal who commits homicide (who performs the unlawful premeditated killing of another human being)

homicida
Synonyms
Examples for "killer"
Examples for "killer"
1
None had used the classic 'serial killer' soubriquets of 'quiet' or 'withdrawn'.
The last 10 seconds
2
One thing they were both sure about: the video-killer wasn't working alone.
Watch them die
3
She was good last start but just lacked that killer edge late.
News.com.au
4
Police believe the killer used his fists and hands to strangle her.
News.com.au
5
Denying one's killer everything; even the least satisfaction of a professional challenge.
Return of the Crimson Guard
Usage of murderer in English
1
Yes, that's a possible scenario: perhaps the murderer's no stranger to Guan.
Death of a Red Heroine
2
She'd rather be wrong yet again than let a murderer walk free.
Too wicked to kiss
3
Of course, whether I sympathized with the murderer was not the point.
Guilty Pleasures
4
The murderer and the victim in mortal combat over the tin box.
At the Mercy of Tiberius
5
A convicted murderer on the run in Northern Ireland was recaptured today.
The Irish Times
6
The lawyer had no idea that the poet had been the murderer.
A Siren
7
It was a terrible moment; he forgot that the murderer still lived.
Nisida / Celebrated Crimes
8
The murderer had got in by way of the sitting room, 26.
The False Faces: Further Adventures from the History of the Lone...
9
His murderer had used those very words to draw the Suman's attention.
Thief of lives
10
Mr. Bentham had not in the least the appearance of a murderer.
The Avenger
11
By every rational argument the murderer must still be in the room.
The Abandoned Room
12
I'll do everything in my power to bring Noriyoshi's murderer to justice.
Shinjū
13
The liar and the murderer are joined together to receive the curse.
Works of John Bunyan — Volume 03
14
Her confession removes the last obstacle to the confession of the murderer.
Maxim Gorki
15
Over him came the sentiments of the robber, the marauder, the murderer.
Gilian The Dreamer: His Fancy, His Love and Adventure
16
The murderer evidently threw it there the moment he had discharged it.
The Evil Shepherd
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Translations for murderer
Catalan
assassí
Murderer through the time
Murderer across language varieties
New Zealand
Common
United Kingdom
Common
United States of America
Common
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