murderer
noun /ˈmɜːdərə(r)/
/ˈmɜːrdərər/
- a person who has killed somebody deliberately and illegally
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
Topics Crime and punishmentb1- Does 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？
Collocations Dictionaryadjective- accused
- alleged
- suspected
- …
- hunt
- hunt down
- hunt for
- …
- strike
- kill somebody
- bring a murderer to justice
- the identity of the murderer
- A convicted murderer was on the run last night.