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===Etymology===
===Etymology===
From {{suffix|en|murder|er|id2=agent noun}}.
From {{suf|en|murder|er|id2=agent noun}}.


===Pronunciation===
===Pronunciation===
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{{head|en|noun|plural|murderers|feminine|murderess}}
{{head|en|noun|plural|murderers|feminine|murderess}}


# A person who commits [[murder]].
# A [[person]] who [[commit]]s [[murder]].
#* '''1886''', {{w|Robert Louis Stevenson}}, {{w|Strange Case Of Dr Jekyll And Mr Hyde}}
#* '''1886''', {{w|Robert Louis Stevenson}}, {{w|Strange Case Of Dr Jekyll And Mr Hyde}}
#*: It was two o'clock when she came to herself and called for the police. The '''murderer''' was gone long ago; but there lay his victim in the middle of the lane, incredibly mangled. The stick with which the deed had been done, although it was of some rare and very tough and heavy wood, had broken in the middle under the stress of this insensate cruelty
#*: It was two o'clock when she came to herself and called for the police. The '''murderer''' was gone long ago; but there lay his victim in the middle of the lane, incredibly mangled. The stick with which the deed had been done, although it was of some rare and very tough and heavy wood, had broken in the middle under the stress of this insensate cruelty
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====Derived terms====
====Derived terms====
{{col3|en
{{col4|en
⚫
|mass murderer
|archmurderer
|archmurderer
⚫
|nonmurderer
|axe murderer
|axe murderer
|axe-murderer
|axe-murderer
|self-murderer
|child murderer
⚫
|multimurderer
|desk murderer
|desk murderer
⚫
|mass murderer
⚫
|multimurderer
|murderers' row
|murderers' row
|Murderers' Row}}
|Murderers' Row
⚫
|nonmurderer
|self-murderer
|serial murderer
}}


====Translations====
====Translations====
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* Bengali: {{t+|bn|খুনী}}, {{t|bn|কাতেল|tr=qatel}}
* Bengali: {{t+|bn|খুনী}}, {{t|bn|কাতেল|tr=qatel}}
* Breton: {{t+|br|lazher|m}}
* Breton: {{t+|br|lazher|m}}
* Bulgarian: {{t+|bg|уби́ец|m}}
* Bulgarian: {{t+|bg|уби́ец|m}}, {{t|bg|уби́йца|f}}
* Burmese: {{t|my|လူသတ်သမား}}
* Burmese: {{t|my|လူသတ်သမား}}
* Catalan: {{t+|ca|assassí|m}}
* Catalan: {{t+|ca|assassí|m}}, {{t+|ca|assassina|f}}
* Cherokee: {{t|chr|ᎠᏓᎯᎯ}}
* Cherokee: {{t|chr|ᎠᏓᎯᎯ}}
* Chickasaw: {{t|cic|hattak-abi'}}
* Chickasaw: {{t|cic|hattak-abi'}}
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* Crimean Tatar: {{t|crh|qatil}}
* Crimean Tatar: {{t|crh|qatil}}
* Czech: {{t+|cs|vrah|m}}, {{t+|cs|vražedkyně|f}}
* Czech: {{t+|cs|vrah|m}}, {{t+|cs|vražedkyně|f}}
* Danish: {{t+|da|morder|c}}
* Danish: {{t+|da|morder|c}}, {{t|da|morderske|c}} {{q|female}}
* Dutch: {{t+|nl|moordenaar|m}}
* Dutch: {{t+|nl|moordenaar|m}}, {{t|nl|moordenaarster|f}}, {{t+|nl|moordenares|f}}
* Esperanto: {{t|eo|murdinto}}
* Esperanto: {{t|eo|murdinto}}, {{t|eo|murdintino}} {{q|female}}
* Estonian: {{t|et|mõrtsukas}}
* Estonian: {{t|et|mõrtsukas}}
* Finnish: {{t+|fi|murhaaja}}
* Finnish: {{t+|fi|murhaaja}}
* French: {{t+|fr|meurtrier|m}}, {{t+|fr|meurtrière|f}}, {{t+|fr|assassin|m}}, {{t+|fr|assassine|f}}
* French: {{t+|fr|meurtrier|m}}, {{t+|fr|meurtrière|f}}, {{t+|fr|assassin|m}}, {{t+|fr|assassine|f}}
*: Old French: {{t|fro|murtrier|m}}
*: Old French: {{t|fro|murtrier|m}}
* Galician: {{t+|gl|asasino|m}}
* Galician: {{t+|gl|asasino|m}}, {{t|gl|asasina|f}}
* Georgian: {{t|ka|მკვლელი}}
* Georgian: {{t|ka|მკვლელი}}
* German: {{t+|de|Mörder|m}}, {{t+|de|Mörderin|f}}
* German: {{t+|de|Mörder|m}}, {{t+|de|Mörderin|f}}
* Greek: {{t+|el|δολοφόνος|m|f}}
* Greek: {{t+|el|δολοφόνος|m|f}}, {{t+|el|δολοφόνισσα|f}}, {{t+|el|φονιάς|m}}, {{t+|el|φόνισσα|f}}
*: Ancient: {{t|grc|φονεύς|m}}
*: Ancient: {{t|grc|φονεύς|m}}, {{t|grc|φονεύτρια|f}}
* Gujarati: {{t|gu|હત્યારો}}
* Gujarati: {{t|gu|હત્યારો}}
* Hebrew: {{t+|he|רוֹצֵחַ|m|tr=rotséakh}}
* Hebrew: {{t+|he|רוצח|m|tr=rotséakh|alt=רוצח \ רוֹצֵחַ}}, {{t|he|רוצחת|f|tr=rotsákhat|alt=רוצחת \ רוֹצַחַת}}
* Hindi: {{t+|hi|हत्यारा|m}}, {{t|hi|ख़ूनी|m}}, {{t|hi|क़ातिल|m}}
* Hindi: {{t+|hi|हत्यारा|m}}, {{t|hi|ख़ूनी|m}}, {{t|hi|क़ातिल|m}}
* Hungarian: {{t+|hu|gyilkos}}
* Hungarian: {{t+|hu|gyilkos}}
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{{trans-mid}}
{{trans-mid}}
* Latgalian: {{t|ltg|slapkauņs|m}}
* Latgalian: {{t|ltg|slapkauņs|m}}
* Latin: {{t|la|homicīda|m|f}}, {{t|la|occīsor|m}}
* Latin: {{t|la|homicīda|m|f}}, {{t|la|occīsor|m}}, {{t|la|occītrīx|f}}, {{t|la|interfector|m}}, {{t|la|interfectrīx|f}}
* Latvian: {{t|lv|slepkava|f}}
* Latvian: {{t|lv|slepkava|m|f}}
* Lithuanian: {{t|lt|žmogžudys|m}}
* Lithuanian: {{t|lt|žmogžudys|m}}, {{t|lt|žmogžudė|f}}
* Luxembourgish: {{t|lb|Mäerder|m}}, {{t|lb|Mäerderin|f}}
* Luxembourgish: {{t|lb|Mäerder|m}}, {{t|lb|Mäerderin|f}}
* Macedonian: {{t|mk|убиец|m}}, {{t|mk|катиљ|m}} {{qualifier|colloquial}}
* Macedonian: {{t|mk|убиец|m}}, {{t|mk|катиљ|m}} {{q|colloquial}}
* Malay: {{t+|ms|pembunuh}}
* Malay: {{t+|ms|pembunuh}}
* Malayalam: {{t+|ml|കൊലപാതകി}}
* Malayalam: {{t+|ml|കൊലപാതകി}}
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* Northern Sami: {{t|se|olmmošgoddi}}
* Northern Sami: {{t|se|olmmošgoddi}}
* Norwegian:
* Norwegian:
*: Bokmål: {{t|nb|morder|m}}, {{t|nb|drapsmann|m}}
*: Bokmål: {{t|nb|morder|m}}, {{t|nb|morderske|m|f}} {{q|female}}, {{t|nb|drapsperson|m}}, {{t|nb|drapsmann|m}}, {{t|nb|drapskvinne|m|f}} {{q|female}}
*: Nynorsk: {{t|nn|mordar|m}}, {{t|nn|drapsmann|m}}
*: Nynorsk: {{t|nn|mordar|m}}, {{t|nn|morderske|f}}, {{t|nn|drapsperson|m}}, {{t|nn|drapsmann|m}}, {{t|nn|drapskvinne|f}}
* Old English: {{t|ang|bana|m}}
* Old English: {{t|ang|bana|m}}
* Old Norse: {{t|non|morðari|m}}
* Pashto: {{t+|ps|قاتل|m|tr=qātél}}, {{t+|ps|خوني|m|f|tr=xuní}}
* Pashto: {{t+|ps|قاتل|m|tr=qātél}}, {{t+|ps|خوني|m|f|tr=xuní}}
* Persian: {{t+|fa|قاتل|tr=qâtel|sc=fa-Arab}}, {{t+|fa|آدمکش|tr=âdamkoš}}
* Persian: {{t+|fa|قاتل|tr=qâtel|sc=fa-Arab}}, {{t+|fa|آدمکش|tr=âdamkoš}}
* Plautdietsch: {{t|pdt|Merda|m}}
* Plautdietsch: {{t|pdt|Merda|m}}
* Polish: {{t+|pl|morderca|m}}, {{t+|pl|zabójca|m}}, {{t+|pl|morderczyni|f}}, {{t+|pl|zabójczyni|f}}
* Polish: {{t+|pl|morderca|m}}, {{t+|pl|morderczyni|f}}, {{t+|pl|zabójca|m}}, {{t+|pl|zabójczyni|f}}
* Portuguese: {{t+|pt|assassino|m}}, {{t+|pt|assassina|f}}, {{t+|pt|homicida|m|f}}
* Portuguese: {{t+|pt|assassino|m}}, {{t+|pt|assassina|f}}, {{t+|pt|homicida|m|f}}
* Romanian: {{t+|ro|criminal|m}} {{qualifier|false friend}}, {{t+|ro|criminală|f}}
* Romanian: {{t+|ro|criminal|m}} {{q|false friend}}, {{t+|ro|criminală|f}}
* Russian: {{t+|ru|уби́йца|m|f}}, {{t+|ru|киллер|m|alt=ки́ллер}} {{qualifier|hired}}, {{t+|ru|душегуб|m|alt=душегу́б}} {{qualifier|colloquial}}
* Russian: {{t+|ru|уби́йца|m|f}}, {{t+|ru|киллер|m|alt=ки́ллер}} {{q|hired}}, {{t+|ru|душегуб|m|alt=душегу́б}} {{q|colloquial}}
* Sanskrit: {{t+|sa|घातक|m}}, {{t+|sa|ताडक|m}}
* Sanskrit: {{t+|sa|घातक|m}}, {{t+|sa|ताडक|m}}
* Scottish Gaelic: {{t|gd|murtair|m}}
* Scottish Gaelic: {{t|gd|murtair|m}}
* Serbo-Croatian:
* Serbo-Croatian:
*: Cyrillic: {{t|sh|у̀бица|m}} {{qualifier|Bosnian, Serbian}}, {{t|sh|у̀бојица|m}} {{qualifier|Croatian}}
*: Cyrillic: {{t|sh|у̀бица|m}} {{q|Bosnian, Serbian}}, {{t|sh|у̀бојица|m}} {{q|Croatian}}
*: Roman: {{t+|sh|ùbica|m}} {{qualifier|Bosnian, Serbian}}, {{t+|sh|ùbojica|m}} {{qualifier|Croatian}}
*: Roman: {{t+|sh|ùbica|m}} {{q|Bosnian, Serbian}}, {{t+|sh|ùbojica|m}} {{q|Croatian}}
* Sinhalese: {{t|si|මිනීමරුවා}}
* Sinhalese: {{t|si|මිනීමරුවා}}
* Slovak: {{t+|sk|vrah|m}}, {{t+|sk|vrahyňa|f}}
* Slovak: {{t+|sk|vrah|m}}, {{t+|sk|vrahyňa|f}}
* Slovene: {{t+|sl|morilec|m}}, {{t|sl|morilka|f}}
* Slovene: {{t+|sl|morilec|m}}, {{t|sl|morilka|f}}
* Spanish: {{t+|es|asesino|m}}, {{t+|es|asesina|f}}, {{t|es|victimario}}, {{t+|es|matador|m}}
* Spanish: {{t+|es|asesino|m}}, {{t+|es|asesina|f}}, {{t|es|victimario|m}}, {{t|es|victimaria|f}}, {{t+|es|matador|m}}, {{t+|es|matadora|f}}
* Swahili: {{t|sw|mwuaji|c1|c2}}
* Swahili: {{t|sw|mwuaji|c1|c2}}
* Swedish: {{t+|sv|mördare|c}}, {{t+|sv|mörderska|c}}
* Swedish: {{t+|sv|mördare|c}}, {{t+|sv|mörderska|c}} {{q|female}}
* Tajik: {{t|tg|қотил‍|sc=Cyrl}}, {{t|tg|кушанда|sc=Cyrl}}, {{t|tg|одамкуш|sc=Cyrl}}
* Tajik: {{t|tg|қотил‍|sc=Cyrl}}, {{t|tg|кушанда|sc=Cyrl}}, {{t|tg|одамкуш|sc=Cyrl}}
* Tamil: {{t+|ta|கொலைகாரன்}}
* Tamil: {{t+|ta|கொலைகாரன்}}

Revision as of 22:39, 21 January 2022

English

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Etymology

From murder +‎ -er.

Pronunciation

Noun

murderer (plural murderers, feminine murderess)

  1. A person who commits murder.
    • 1886, Robert Louis Stevenson, Strange Case Of Dr Jekyll And Mr Hyde
      It was two o'clock when she came to herself and called for the police. The murderer was gone long ago; but there lay his victim in the middle of the lane, incredibly mangled. The stick with which the deed had been done, although it was of some rare and very tough and heavy wood, had broken in the middle under the stress of this insensate cruelty
    • 1908, W[illiam] B[lair] M[orton] Ferguson, chapter II, in Zollenstein, New York, N.Y.: D. Appleton & Company, →OCLC:
      I had never defrauded a man of a farthing, nor called him knave behind his back. But now the last rag that covered my nakedness had been torn from me. I was branded a blackleg, card-sharper, and murderer.

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