| Verderor | { } n. [ F. verdier, LL. viridarius, fr. L. viridis green. ] (Eng. Forest Law) An officer who has the charge of the king's forest, to preserve the vert and venison, keep the assizes, view, receive, and enroll attachments and presentments of all manner of trespasses. Blackstone. [ 1913 Webster ] Variants: Verderer |
| Murderer | n. 1. One guilty of murder; a person who, in possession of his reason, unlawfully kills a human being with premeditated malice. [ 1913 Webster ] 2. A small cannon, formerly used for clearing a ship's decks of boarders; -- called also murdering piece. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ] |