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- [mur-der-er]
- /ˈmɜr dər ər/
- /ˈmɜː.dər.ər/
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- [mur-der-er]
- /ˈmɜr dər ər/
Definitions of murderer word
- noun murderer a person who commits murder. 1
- idioms murderer murderers' row, the row of cells in a prison where murderers and other violent or hard-core criminals are held. See also death row. Baseball. a succession of heavy hitters scheduled to bat one after the other. any group of notorious or important people: a murderers' row of talent; a murderers' row of philosophers. 1
- noun murderer A person who commits murder; a killer. 1
- countable noun murderer A murderer is a person who has murdered someone. 0
- noun murderer a person who commits or has committed murder 0
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Origin of murderer
First appearance:
before 1300 One of the 15% oldest English words
1300-50; Middle English mortherer, mord(e)rer; see murder, -er1
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Parts of speech for Murderer
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murderer popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 83% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
murderer usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for murderer
noun murderer
- criminal — A criminal is a person who regularly commits crimes.
- soldier — a person who serves in an army; a person engaged in military service.
- assassin — An assassin is a person who assassinates someone.
- homicide — the killing of one human being by another.
- slaughter — Frank, 1908–2001, U.S. novelist and physician.
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