Word Noun
murderer
n.
countable
B1 Intermediate US /ˈmɝdɝɝ/ UK /mˈɜːdəɹɐ/ mur·der·er UK spelling murderers
Definition
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.
Examples
“The police finally caught the murderer after a long search.”
“The jury spent three days deciding if the defendant was truly the murderer or just a witness.”
“In many classic detective novels, the murderer is often the character who appears the least suspicious during the initial investigation.”
Etymology
From Middle English murderere; equivalent to murder + -er.
Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
This entry
Origin Middle English murderere
Level B1 · Intermediate
Frequency Frequent
Updated