Meaning
A person who kills another person on purpose.
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Word origin
From murder plus -er; murder comes from Old English morthor, a secret killing.
- Origin
- Old English
- Root
- morthor
- English cognates
- murder
Grammar
Examples
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A murderer has killed a person on purpose.
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The word is built from "murder" plus -er, the ending for a person who does something.
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An animal that kills is not called a murderer; only a person is.
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