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murderer

n. countable
B1 Intermediate US //ˈmɝdɝɝ// UK //mˈɜːdəɹɐ// mur·der·er

n. a person who kills another person on purpose and against the law.

n. a person who has committed the crime of murder by intentionally and unlawfully killing another human being.


SIMPLE

The police finally caught the murderer after a long search.

CONTEXTUAL

The jury spent three days deciding if the defendant was truly the murderer or just a witness.

COMPLEX

In many classic detective novels, the murderer is often the character who appears the least suspicious during the initial investigation.

Synonyms
Origin

From Middle English murderere; equivalent to murder + -er.

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