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English
Etymology
From earlier murther (“murder”) + -er.
Noun
murtherer (plural murtherers)
- (obsolete) A murderer.
1671, John Milton, “Samson Agonistes, .”, in Paradise Regain’d. A Poem. In IV Books. To which is Added, Samson Agonistes, London: J M for John Starkey , →OCLC, page 71:A Murtherer, a Revolter, and a Robber.