Definitions for murderer
ˈmɜr dər ərmur·der·er

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. murderer, liquidator, manslayernoun

   a criminal who commits homicide (who performs the unlawful premeditated killing of another human being)

WiktionaryRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. murderernoun

   A person who commits murder.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Murderernoun

   One who has shed human blood unlawfully; one who has killed a man criminally.

   Etymology: from murder.

   Thou dost kill me with thy unkind falsehood, and it grieves me not to die; but it grieves me that thou art the murderer. Philip Sidney, b. ii.

   I am his host,
   Who should against his murd’rer shut the door,
   Not bear the knife myself. William Shakespeare, Macbeth.

   Thou tell’st me there is murder in mine eyes;
   ’Tis pretty sure,
   That eyes, that are the frail’st and softest things,
   Who shut their coward gates on atomies,
   Should be call’d tyrants, butchers, murderers. William Shakespeare.

   The very horrour of the fact had stupified all curiosity, and so dispersed the multitude, that even the murderer himself might have escaped. Henry Wotton.

   Like some rich or mighty murderer,
   Too great for prison, which he breaks with gold,
   Who fresher for new mischiefs does appear,
   And dares the world to tax him with the old. Dryden.

   This stranger having had a brother killed by the conspirator, and having till now sought in vain for an opportunity of revenge, chanced to meet the murderer in the temple. Joseph Addison, Guardian, №. 177.

   With equal terrors, not with equal guilt,
   The murderer dreams of all the blood he spilt. Jonathan Swift.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. murderer

   Murder is the unlawful killing of another human without justification or valid excuse, especially the unlawful killing of another human with malice aforethought. This state of mind may, depending upon the jurisdiction, distinguish murder from other forms of unlawful homicide, such as manslaughter. Manslaughter is killing committed in the absence of malice, brought about by reasonable provocation, or diminished capacity. Involuntary manslaughter, where it is recognized, is a killing that lacks all but the most attenuated guilty intent, recklessness. Most societies consider murder to be an extremely serious crime, and thus that a person convicted of murder should receive harsh punishments for the purposes of retribution, deterrence, rehabilitation, or incapacitation. In most countries, a person convicted of murder generally faces a long-term prison sentence, a life sentence, or capital punishment.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. murderer

   A murderer is an individual who intentionally causes the death of another person, often premeditated, and in violation of the law. This act is considered a serious crime in all jurisdictions, and is often punishable by imprisonment or death penalty.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Murderernoun

   one guilty of murder; a person who, in possession of his reason, unlawfully kills a human being with premeditated malice

2. Murderernoun

   a small cannon, formerly used for clearing a ship's decks of boarders; -- called also murdering piece

The Roycroft DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. murderer

   1. A savior of society. Synonyms: Soldier, hangman, doctor. 2. A man born ahead of or after his time.

Dictionary of Nautical TermsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. murderer

   The name formerly used for large blunderbusses, as well as for those small pieces of ordnance which were loaded by shifting metal chambers placed in the breech.

Military Dictionary and GazetteerRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. murderer

   A great piece of artillery. Among the ordnance given up to Monk with Edinburgh Castle in 1650 is mentioned “The great iron murderer, Muckle Meg.”

British National Corpus

1. Nouns Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'murderer' in Nouns Frequency: #2779

Anagrams for murderer »

1. demurrer

How to pronounce murderer?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

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   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

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   Mia

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   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

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   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

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   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of murderer in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of murderer in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

Examples of murderer in a Sentence

1. Jennifer Baker:

   If Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam is genuinely interested in pursuing policies that will save lives, Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam should focus on prosecuting violent criminals and fixing our broken mental health system, instead of blaming Virginia's law-abiding gun owners for the act of a deranged murderer.

2. Wynonna Judd:

   Finally, with months-long therapy sessions, I figured out all the stuff I’d stuff down my whole life, the first memory I had was being molested by my uncle. I was beaten and rap by an ex-con on heroin when I was 22. My great-grandfather was a mass murderer, and after his son became my grandfather, my grandmother murdered him.

3. Tony Montalto:

   Quite frankly, for me personally, it put me right back to the beginning, to see the justice system fail, then our hope for justice through our legal system failed. It failed to punish a cold, cruel, heinous and atrocious murderer to the fullest extent of the law.

4. Miguel Angel Lamas Arellano:

   I am not a criminal, i am not a murderer. I am not a killer. When I look at my charges,we are talking about a murderer, which is not me. I have never thought about hurting anybody in my entire life.

5. Stephen Leacock:

   Newspapermen learn to call a murderer 'an alleged murderer' and the King of England 'the alleged King of England' to avoid libel suits.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=murderer
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Murderer
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=murderer
4. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murderer
5. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
6. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/murderer
7. ^ The Roycroft Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/36566/36566-h/36566-h.htm#:~:text=murderer
8. ^ Dictionary of Nautical Terms
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/26000/pg26000-images.html#:~:text=murderer
9. ^ Military Dictionary and Gazetteer
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/59563/pg59563-images.html