murderer

🇬🇧 UK/ˈmɜ:dərə(r)/🇺🇸 US/'mә:dәrә/
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Definitions

n.

A person who has committed murder

谋杀犯,凶手

🧩 Root Breakdown

Native English
murderother
+
erone who does, agent
=murderer

Common Collocations

  • 1.serial murderer连环杀手
  • 2.convicted murderer被定罪的凶手

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    The murderer was finally caught after hiding for more than twenty years.

  • 2.

    The trial of the alleged murderer lasted six months with intense public interest.

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