a person who has killed somebody deliberately and illegally synonym killer杀人犯;杀人凶手 A convicted murderer was on the run last night. 一名被判有罪的杀人犯昨晚在逃。 a mass murderer (= who has killed a lot of people) 杀死很多人的凶手
Extra ExamplesTopics Crime and punishmentb1Does the death penalty deter would-be murderers? 死刑能够阻止有谋杀企图者作恶杀人吗? He protested his innocence and promised to help police track down the real murderer. 他声称自己无辜,并答应帮助警方抓到真凶。 The identity of her murderer has not yet been revealed. 杀害她的凶手身分还未查明。 The murderer has struck again. 凶手又一次作案。 How do we know he's not a mass murderer? 我们怎么知道他不是个杀人狂呢?
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- accused
- alleged
- suspected
- …
- hunt
- hunt down
- hunt for
- …
- strike
- kill somebody
- bring a murderer to justice
- the identity of the murderer