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murderer
[ mur-der-er ]
/ ˈmɜr dər ər /
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noun
a person who commits murder.
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“Was” is used for the indicative past tense of “to be,” and “were” is only used for the subjunctive past tense.
Idioms about murderer
- the row of cells in a prison where murderers and other violent or hard-core criminals are held.See also death row.
- Baseball. a succession of heavy hitters scheduled to bat one after the other.
- any group of notorious or important people: a murderers' row of talent;a murderers' row of philosophers.
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OTHER WORDS FROM murderer
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