murderer
A person who commits murderA person who commits murder.
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» The murderer is still at large.
Der Mörder ist noch auf freiem Fuß. — BraveSentry
Убийца всё ещё в бегах. — marafon
Убийца до сих пор в бегах. — marafon
Вбивцю ще не спіймали. — Oleksandr_Tahayev
Убивця й досі на свободі. — deniko
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Examples
182 sentencesThe murderer is still at large.
Вбивцю ще не спіймали. — Oleksandr_Tahayev
ruУбийца всё ещё в бегах. — marafon
deDer Mörder ist noch auf freiem Fuß. — BraveSentry
The police are after the murderer.
Поліція переслідує вбивцю. — deniko
deDie Polizei ist hinter dem Mörder her. — Manfredo
Tom knew who the murderer was.
Том знав, хто був вбивцею. — deniko
ruТом знал, кто убийца. — odexed
deTom wusste, wer der Mörder war. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Meaning
1 sensesA person who commits murder.
Neither does a great nation […] debate, with drivelling tears, and diabolical sympathies, whether it ought not piously to save, and nursingly cherish, the lives of its murderers.
Mörder, Mörderin
уби́йцаubíjca, ки́ллерkíller, душегу́бdušegúb
вби́вцяvbývcja, уби́вцяubývcja, душогу́бdušohúb
- a criminal who commits homicide (who performs the unlawful premeditated killing of another human being)
Origin
From Middle English murderere; equivalent to murder + -er.From Middle English murderere; equivalent to murder + -er.
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Forms
plural: murderersSynonyms
2 synonyms- a criminal who commits homicide (who performs the unlawful premeditated killing of another human being):liquidatormanslayer
Word family
9 related wordsSee also
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