murtherer

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[acock] for John Starkey […], →OCLC, page 71:
  A Murtherer, a Revolter, and a Robber.

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