murderer vs gun
gun vs murderermurderer and gun both are nouns.
murderer is not a verb while gun is a verb.
| Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| murderer | Yes | No | No | No |
| gun | Yes | No | Yes | No |
As nouns,
gun is a hyponym of
murderer; that is, gun is a
word with a more specific, narrower meaning than
murderer:
- murderer: a criminal who commits homicide (who performs the unlawful premeditated killing of another human being)
- gun: a professional killer who uses a gun
Other hyponyms of murderer include
assassin, assassinator, bravo, butcher, cutthroat, fratricide, gun for hire, gunman, gunslinger, hired gun, hit man, hitman, shooter, torpedo, triggerman, hatchet man, iceman, infanticide, mass murderer, murderess, parricide, ripper, serial killer, serial murderer.
| murderer (noun) | gun (noun) |
|---|---|
| a criminal who commits homicide (who performs the unlawful premeditated killing of another human being) | the discharge of a firearm as signal or as a salute in military ceremonies |
| a weapon that discharges a missile at high velocity (especially from a metal tube or barrel) | |
| large but transportable armament | |
| a hand-operated pump that resembles a pistol; forces grease into parts of a machine | |
| a pedal that controls the throttle valve | |
| a professional killer who uses a gun | |
| a person who shoots a gun (as regards their ability) |
| murderer (verb) | gun (verb) |
|---|---|
| shoot with a gun |
Words related to "murderer"
- Jack the Ripper
- assassin
- assassinator
- bravo
- butcher
- criminal
- crook
- cutthroat
- depreciation
- derogation
- disparagement
- felon
- fratricide
- gun
- gun for hire
- gunman
- gunslinger
- hatchet man
- hired gun
- hit man
- hitman
- iceman
- infanticide
- killer
- liquidator
- malefactor
- manslayer
- mass murderer
- murder
- murderess
- outlaw
- parricide
- ripper
- serial killer
- serial murderer
- shooter
- slayer
- torpedo
- triggerman
Words related to "gun"
- Quaker gun
- accelerator
- accelerator pedal
- ack-ack
- ack-ack gun
- action
- action mechanism
- aeroplane
- air gun
- air rifle
- airgun
- airplane
- antiaircraft
- antiaircraft gun
- arm
- armament
- armed forces
- armed services
- artillery
- auto
- automobile
- barrel
- battery
- blast
- breechloader
- cannon
- car
- cartridge clip
- cartridge ejector
- cartridge extractor
- cartridge holder
- cartridge remover
- clip
- depreciation
- depth charge thrower
- derogation
- discharge
- disparagement
- ejector
- extractor
- field artillery
- field gun
- firearm
- firing
- firing chamber
- firing mechanism
- firing off
- flack
- flak
- foot lever
- foot pedal
- four-pounder
- gas
- gas gun
- gas pedal
- grease gun
- gun barrel
- gun chamber
- gun down
- gun for hire
- gun muzzle
- gun trigger
- gun-sight
- gunlock
- gunman
- gunner
- gunsight
- gunslinger
- gunstock
- heavy weapon
- hired gun
- hit man
- hitman
- liquidator
- machine
- machine gun
- magazine
- manslayer
- military
- military machine
- minute gun
- motorcar
- murderer
- muzzle
- ordnance
- pedal
- piece
- plane
- pom-pom
- pump
- safety catch
- safety lock
- set gun
- shoot
- shooter
- shot
- small-arm
- spring gun
- stock
- throttle
- torpedo
- treadle
- trigger
- triggerman
- war machine
- weapon
- weapon system
- whaling gun
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