Murderer \Mur"der*er\, n. 1. One guilty of murder; a person who, in possession of his reason, unlawfully kills a human being with premeditated malice. 2. A small cannon, formerly used for clearing a ship's decks of boarders; -- called also {murdering piece}. [Obs.]
murderer n : a criminal who commits homicide (who performs the unlawful premeditated killing of another human being) [syn: {liquidator}, {manslayer}]