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Synonyms for murderer

Grammar : Noun
Spell : mur-der-er
Phonetic Transcription : ˈmɜr dər ər

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Définition of murderer

Origin :
  • mid-14c., alteration of murtherer (c.1300), agent noun from murder (v.); in part from Old French mordrere, from Medieval Latin murdrarius, from Germanic. Old English words for this included morðorcwalu, morðorslaga, morðorwyrhta, literally "murder-wright." The original murderer's row was in New York City's Tombs prison; figurative use in baseball dates to 1858, though the quintessential one was the 1927 New York Yankees. Fem. form murderess attested from late 14c. Murderee (1920) never caught on.
  • noun person who kills
Example sentences :
  • For beneath the suave smile of the Duellist they read the intent of the Murderer.
  • Extract from : « Wisdom, Wit, and Pathos of Ouida » by Ouida
  • One evening the student arrived back at Stephen the Murderer's.
  • Extract from : « The Folk-Tales of the Magyars » by Various
  • When they arrived, the pope cried out, "Stephen the Murderer, where are you?"
  • Extract from : « The Folk-Tales of the Magyars » by Various
  • My hair stands on end, and a terrible voice cries to me, 'Murderer!
  • Extract from : « The Knight of Malta » by Eugene Sue
  • She made no answer to him, nor did she speak at all except one word, and that word "Murderer."
  • Extract from : « Swallow » by H. Rider Haggard
  • As he descended the stairs, the Murderer was humming a little tune.
  • Extract from : « The Drunkard » by Cyril Arthur Edward Ranger Gull
  • Murderer, ingrate, traitor—those will be my names, perchance.
  • Extract from : « Master Olof » by August Strindberg
  • Murderer that you are, you shall yet suffer for your crimes.
  • Extract from : « Sweet Mace » by George Manville Fenn
  • Murderer as I am, I say it nevertheless, I shall always love her.
  • Extract from : « The Beckoning Hand and Other Stories » by Grant Allen
  • Murderer as he was, he seems to have discharged his duty faithfully.
  • Extract from : « William the Conqueror » by Edward Augustus Freeman
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