noun
murderer
MUR-duh-ruh
noun
1
A person who has committed murder.
"The murderer was caught after fleeing to another city."
"Detectives spent years trying to track down the murderer."
How to Use Murderer
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishSomeone guilty of killing another person on purpose.
Common pairings
convicted murderer
serial murderer
suspected murderer
Word Forms
murderers plural
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Etymology
From Middle English murderere, formed from murder plus the agent suffix -er.