murderer

B1 Topic:People & Society

US /ˈmɝdɚɚ/ UK /ˈmɜːdəɹə/ See IPA manual

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Meanings

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noun
A person who kills another person on purpose.

The police finally caught the murderer after years of searching.

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mass murderer
a person who kills many people in a single incident

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Etymology

From Middle English murderere; equivalent to murder + -er.

murderere Middle English

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