murderer vs criminal

criminal vs murderer

murderer and criminal both are nouns.

murderer is not an adjective while criminal is an adjective.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
murderer	Yes	No	No	No
criminal	Yes	Yes	No	No

As nouns, criminal is a hypernym of murderer; that is, criminal is a word with a broader meaning than murderer:

murderer: a criminal who commits homicide (who performs the unlawful premeditated killing of another human being)
criminal: someone who has committed a crime or has been legally convicted of a crime

Other hypernyms of murderer include crook, felon, malefactor, outlaw, killer, slayer.

murderer (noun)	criminal (noun)
a criminal who commits homicide (who performs the unlawful premeditated killing of another human being)	someone who has committed a crime or has been legally convicted of a crime

murderer (adjective)	criminal (adjective)
	guilty of crime or serious offense
	involving or being or having the nature of a crime
	bringing or deserving severe rebuke or censure

Difference between murderer and criminal

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