# murderer

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈmɜːdəɹə/ · frequency rank #9,368

## Definitions
1. A person who commits murder.

## Etymology
From Middle English murderere; equivalent to murder + -er.

## Easily confused with
- **murder** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/murder-vs-murderer)
- **murdered** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/murdered-vs-murderer)

## Common misspellings (12)
`mmurderer`, `mruderer`, `mudrerer`, `murdderer`, `murdeerr`, `murdererr`, `murderre`, `murderrer`, `murdreer`, `muredrer`, `murrderer`, `umrderer`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/murderer