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
Recent Examples on the Web
Finding him liable for the deaths of Nicole and her friend was the closest the legal system could get to calling him a murderer.
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Elaine Woo, Los Angeles Times, 11 Apr. 2024
The film follows de Armas, who plays a ballerina-assassin (that old chestnut!), hunting down the murderers of her family.
—Brent Lang, Variety, 10 Apr. 2024
As a violent crimes prosecutor, Mr. Blanche was responsible for handling a variety of unsavory cooperating witnesses, including drug dealers and murderers.
—Alan Feuer, New York Times, 4 Apr. 2024
And Annie, a friendly presence but hapless sleuth, commits one of the genre’s chief blunders: confronting a potential murderer by herself.
—Yvonne Zipp, The Christian Science Monitor, 28 Mar. 2024
Tom quickly becomes obsessed with the work of the Italian painter Caravaggio, especially after Dickie explains that Caravaggio was a murderer who created some of his greatest art while on the run from the authorities.
—Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 4 Apr. 2024
Billy Howle plays a Dutch official who begins investigating several of his countrymen’s disappearances, leading him into the murderer’s orbit.
—Declan Gallagher, EW.com, 31 Mar. 2024
The return of a Kander and Ebb classic about celebrity murderers in the Jazz Age.
—Jim Higgins, Journal Sentinel, 25 Mar. 2024
Not only has his mother married his father’s brother, but his uncle is the murderer.
—David Catlin, The Enquirer, 6 Mar. 2024
Elaine Woo, Los Angeles Times, 11 Apr. 2024
The film follows de Armas, who plays a ballerina-assassin (that old chestnut!), hunting down the murderers of her family.
—Brent Lang, Variety, 10 Apr. 2024
As a violent crimes prosecutor, Mr. Blanche was responsible for handling a variety of unsavory cooperating witnesses, including drug dealers and murderers.
—Alan Feuer, New York Times, 4 Apr. 2024
And Annie, a friendly presence but hapless sleuth, commits one of the genre’s chief blunders: confronting a potential murderer by herself.
—Yvonne Zipp, The Christian Science Monitor, 28 Mar. 2024
Tom quickly becomes obsessed with the work of the Italian painter Caravaggio, especially after Dickie explains that Caravaggio was a murderer who created some of his greatest art while on the run from the authorities.
—Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 4 Apr. 2024
Billy Howle plays a Dutch official who begins investigating several of his countrymen’s disappearances, leading him into the murderer’s orbit.
—Declan Gallagher, EW.com, 31 Mar. 2024
The return of a Kander and Ebb classic about celebrity murderers in the Jazz Age.
—Jim Higgins, Journal Sentinel, 25 Mar. 2024
Not only has his mother married his father’s brother, but his uncle is the murderer.
—David Catlin, The Enquirer, 6 Mar. 2024
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murderer
noun
mur·der·er
ˈmər-dər-ər
: a person who commits murder
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