The difference between Homicide and Murderer

When used as nouns, homicide means the killing of one person by another, whether premeditated or unintentional, whereas murderer means a person who commits murder.


check bellow for the other definitions of Homicide and Murderer

  1. Homicide as a noun (countable, crime):

    The killing of one person by another, whether premeditated or unintentional.

  2. Homicide as a noun (countable):

    A person who kills another.

  3. Homicide as a noun (countable, US, police jargon):

    A victim of homicide; a person who has been unlawfully killed by someone else.

  1. Murderer as a noun:

    A person who commits murder.