Collocation Dictionary
Common collocations with murderer in American Collocation
murderer
noun
countable
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Around 90% of spoken and written English relies on just 7,500 common words.These words are highlighted in red and are ranked using a star system.
- One-star words are commonly used
- Two-star words are even more common
- Three-star words are the most frequently used
US
/ˈmɜrdərər/
killing several or many people
mass
serial
He was indeed a mass murderer and a tyrant, but he was not alone.
thought to be guilty
alleged
suspected
The young woman, an alleged child murder, was treated brutally by the other inmates.
proved to be guilty
convicted
The agreement resulted in the release of many terrorists, including convicted murderers.
showing no emotion
cold-blooded
ruthless
Why are you mounting a campaign in support of cold-blooded murderers?
very cruel
brutal
sadistic
He had brought to justice some of America’s most brutal murderers.
well known
infamous
notorious
Crippen is one of the most notorious murderers in the history of Scotland Yard.
arrest
bring to justice
catch
convict
find
The murderer was never caught.