2. A small cannon, formerly used for clearing a ship's decks of boarders; -- called also {murdering piece}. [Obs.] [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
murderer — mur·der·er / mər dər ər/ n: a person who commits murder Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996. murderer … Law dictionary
murderer — (n.) mid 14c., alteration of murtherer (c.1300), agent noun from MURDER (Cf. murder) (v.); in part from O.Fr. mordrere, from M.L. murdrarius, from Germanic. Old English words for this included morðorcwalu, morðorslaga, morðorwyrhta, lit. murder… … Etymology dictionary
murderer — [n] person who kills assassin, butcher, criminal, cutthroat, enforcer, executioner, hit and run*, hit person*, homicide, killer, manslaughterer, perpetrator, slaughterer, slayer, soldier, trigger person*; concept 412 … New thesaurus
murderer — [mur′dər ər] n. a person who commits or has committed murder … English World dictionary
murderer — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ accused (esp. BrE), alleged, suspected ▪ convicted ▪ potential, would be ▪ Does the death penalty deter would be murderers? … Collocations dictionary
murderer — [[t]mɜ͟ː(r)dərə(r)[/t]] murderers N COUNT A murderer is a person who has murdered someone. One of these men may have been the murderer. ...a notorious mass murderer … English dictionary
murderer */ — UK [ˈmɜː(r)dərə(r)] / US [ˈmɜrdərər] noun [countable] Word forms murderer : singular murderer plural murderers someone who commits murder a mass murderer (= someone who has killed several people) … English dictionary
murderer — n. a mass; serial murderer * * * serial murderer a mass … Combinatory dictionary
murderer — mur|der|er [ˈmə:dərə US ˈmə:rdərər] n someone who murders another person ▪ a convicted murderer ▪ his brother s murderer … Dictionary of contemporary English
murderer — noun a criminal who commits homicide (who performs the unlawful premeditated killing of another human being) (Freq. 12) • Syn: ↑liquidator, ↑manslayer • Derivationally related forms: ↑liquidate (for: ↑liquidator), ↑ … Useful english dictionary
