Killer - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |ˈkɪlər|  American pronunciation of the word killer
Brit.  |ˈkɪlə|  British pronunciation of the word killer

noun

- someone who causes the death of a person or animal (syn: slayer)
- the causal agent resulting in death
heart disease is the biggest killer in the United States
- a difficulty that is hard to deal with
that exam was a real killer
- predatory black-and-white toothed whale with large dorsal fin; common in cold seas (syn: grampus)

Extra examples

Heart disease is the leading killer of both men and women.

The chemical is used as a weed killer.

...killer viruses that claimed millions of lives...

...a killer exercise program guaranteed to whip you into shape...

The new project is a killer.

I'm not saying the film is a killer, but it's cool.

That drummer-man is really a killer!

The people of the town were frightened to think that a killer might be living among them.

I believe that the killer acted alone.

The killer struck him with a blunt object.

The detectives tracked the killer to Arizona.

The sheriff was ordered to find the killer and bring him back alive.

The police have an exact description of the killer.

The killer gave her victims food laced with poison.

...the killer threw the gun into what he thought was a bottomless pit...

Word forms

noun
singular: killer
plural: killers
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