mid-14c., alteration of murtherer (c. 1300), agent noun from murder (v.); in part from Old French mordrere, from Medieval Latin murdrarius, from Germanic. Old English words for this included morðorcwalu, morðorslaga, morðorwyrhta, literally "murder-wright." The original murderer's row was in New York City's Tombs prison; figurative use in baseball dates to 1858, though the quintessential one was the 1927 New York Yankees. Fem. form murderess attested from late 14c. Murderee (1920) never caught on.
双语例句
1. Now the murderer has two deaths on his conscience.
现在，这个杀人犯背着两条人命，受到了良心的谴责。
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2. I remembered a particular story about a postman who was a murderer.
我记得有个故事，讲的是一个邮递员杀人的事情。
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3. The convicted murderer and rapist is scheduled to be executed next Friday.
