as in assassin
a person who kills another person the murderer was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole

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Recent Examples of murderer The 18 tracks feature a murderers’ row of underground producers, including many he’s worked with in the past — Segal, the Alchemist, Messiah Musik, Preservation — as well as El-P, Sadhugold, Ant from Atmosphere, Steel Tipped Dove, and Conductor Williams. Rob Sheffield, Rolling Stone, 10 May 2025 Prisons, mental institutions, gang members -- murderers. Abc News, ABC News, 29 Apr. 2025 There is an endless supply of them, usually taking place in lovely ancient English towns, where there seem to be a fantastic number of murderers. Shannon Doyne, New York Times, 28 Apr. 2025 At 13, Dean is even the same age as Adolescence’s middle school murderer. Judy Berman, Time, 2 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for murderer
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Noun
  • Sandra Oh, the daughter of South Korean immigrant parents, follows British agent Eve Polastri charged with catching the elusive and ruthless assassin Villanelle (Jodie Comer).
    Lesley O'Toole, Variety, 9 May 2025
  • Reyes ultimately discovers that the plane is filled with assassins looking to kill the Ghost, and eventually him.
    Frank Scheck, HollywoodReporter, 7 May 2025
Noun
  • Remembering Molly Elliott, killed by Louisiana Death Row inmate Their killer is facing execution by firing squad.
    Fernando Cervantes Jr, USA Today, 23 May 2025
  • In a classic horror premise (a school dance in the ’80s, no less), a killer is picking off Shadyside High’s prom-queen candidates one by one.
    Savannah Salazar, Vulture, 23 May 2025

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