mass murderer

noun

: a person who has killed many people

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Austin’s most famous crime spree before the Tower shooting was the work of a serial killer, not a mass murderer. — Michael Barnes, Austin American Statesman, 7 Mar. 2026 Apparently, this reluctant mass murderer was not the only one failing to comply. — David Fear, Rolling Stone, 2 Mar. 2026 But as media historian Kate Eichhorn notes, people may probe an old high school yearbook to learn more about a mass murderer or to scrutinize whether someone is fit for public office. — Michael A Messner, The Conversation, 22 Apr. 2026 The mass murderer, Dylann Roof, received a death sentence after being convicted of 33 federal hate crime and murder charges. — USA Today, 2 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for mass murderer

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