killers

NOUN

murderer

Synonyms

STRONG

assassin butcher executioner exterminator hunter slayer

WEAK

cut-throat gunman/woman gunperson hit person hit-man/woman

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killers

Prime Minister Andy Burnham's plan to stop the early release of PC Andrew Harper's killers is prominent across Wednesday's papers.

From BBC ● Aug. 11, 2026

Andy Burnham says he is "confident" PC Andrew Harper's killers can be excluded from the government's early release scheme, as outcry over the case grows.

From BBC ● Aug. 11, 2026

Unions are warning the prime minister's proposal to keep PC Harper's killers in jail could increase the risk of some inmates being released by mistake, The Guardian reports.

From BBC ● Aug. 11, 2026

Meanwhile, the Times says Prime Minister Andy Burnham "demands plan to keep PC's killers in jail", referring to the case of Andrew Harper, following "mounting backlash from the victim's family and the police".

From BBC ● Aug. 10, 2026

Smallpox, measles, influenza, and typhus competed for top rank among the killers.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond