murderer

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: B1 — Intermediate

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

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

Etymology

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

In classic literature

Synonyms

liquidator, manslayer

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