murderer

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四级六级

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

n. 凶手, 杀人者, 谋害者
[法] 谋杀犯, 凶手

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使用频率

murderer 由词根 murder（谋杀）加上后缀 -er（表示执行某种行为的人）构成，意为“实施谋杀的人”。

例句

1. The police caught the murderer after a long investigation.

警方经过长时间的调查抓住了谋杀犯。

2. The murderer was sentenced to life in prison.

这名谋杀犯被判处终身监禁。

3. Everyone was shocked to learn that the murderer lived in their neighborhood.

每个人都很震惊地得知谋杀犯居住在他们的社区里。