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Webster 1913 Edition


Murderer

Mur′der-er

(mûr′dẽr-ẽr)
,
Noun.
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.]

Webster 1828 Edition


Murderer

MUR'DERER

,
Noun.
A person who in possession of his reason, unlawfully kills a human being with premeditated malice.
1.
A small piece of ordnance.