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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.
1.
A small piece of ordnance.