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Definitions for: Murderer [n] a criminal who commits homicide (who performs the unlawful premeditated killing of another human being)
Webster (1913) Definition: Mur"der*er, n.
1. One guilty of murder; a person who, in possession of his
reason, unlawfully kills a human being with premeditated
malice.
2. A small cannon, formerly used for clearing a ship's decks
of boarders; -- called also murdering piece. [Obs.]
Synonyms: liquidator, manslayer
See Also: assassin, assassinator, bravo, butcher, criminal, crook, cutthroat, felon, fratricide, gun, gunman, gunslinger, hatchet man, hired gun, hit man, iceman, infanticide, Jack the Ripper, killer, malefactor, murderess, outlaw, parricide, ripper, serial killer, serial murderer, shooter, slayer, torpedo, triggerman
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