murderer
noun
mur·der·er
ˈmər-dər-ər 
Examples of murderer in a Sentence
the murderer was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole
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Paul Tassi, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
He’s joined by another (somewhat literal) murderers’ row of actors including Glenn Close, Josh Brolin, Mila Kunis, Kerry Washington, Cailee Spaeny, Andrew Scott, and Thomas Haden Church.
—Christian Blauvelt, IndieWire, 8 Sep. 2025
Iryna’s murderer had been arrested FOURTEEN TIMES.
—Amanda Castro
hannah Parry, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Sep. 2025
Too bad about the murderer running the place.
—Jordan Hoffman, Entertainment Weekly, 8 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for murderer
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“Murderer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/murderer. Accessed 12 Sep. 2025.
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murderer
noun
mur·der·er
ˈmər-dər-ər
: a person who commits murder
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