American English pronunciation
How to pronounce killer
IPA transcription: ['kɪlɚ]
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Noun
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someone who causes the death of a person or animal
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the causal agent resulting in death
“heart disease is the biggest killer in the United States”
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a difficulty that is hard to deal with
“that exam was a real killer”
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predatory black-and-white toothed whale with large dorsal fin; common in cold seas
Usage examples
- When a 'killer storm' approaches, everyone is endangered.
- Gorerotted's lyrics and song titles were largely inspired by horror films and serial killers.
- Her killer has never been found.
- Unlike the others, Buttons is not so much a killer as a lover.
- Batista has also published "The Avenger of Blood", a thriller about a serial killer.
- Ben struggles with the would-be killer, who falls to his death from the balcony.
- Blunderbore first appears in the fairy tale "Jack the Giant-killer".
- No mercy for cop killers!
- Even though they shoot him several times, the killer appears completely unfazed.
- Lymphoid cells include T cells, B cells, and natural killer cells.