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English noun: murderer

1. murderer (person) a criminal who commits homicide (who performs the unlawful premeditated killing of another human being)


Synonymsliquidator, manslayer


Broader (hypernym)criminal, crook, felon, killer, malefactor, outlaw, slayer


Narrower (hyponym)assassin, assassinator, bravo, butcher, cutthroat, fratricide, gun, gun for hire, gunman, gunslinger, hatchet man, hired gun, hit man, hitman, iceman, infanticide, mass murderer, murderess, parricide, ripper, serial killer, serial murderer, shooter, torpedo, triggerman


Instance hyponymJack the Ripper









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