killer
a person or thing that kills.
a device used by a post office for printing cancellations on postage stamps.
a mark of cancellation made on a postage stamp.
Slang. something or someone having a formidable impact, devastating effect, etc.: The math test was a real killer.
severe; powerful: a killer cold.
very difficult or demanding: a killer chess tournament.
highly effective; superior: a killer recipe for fried chicken.
Origin of killer
1Other words from killer
- self-killer, noun
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How to use killer in a sentence
You go on Netflix and the most highly watched shows are the ones that are unsolved mysteries, or this serial-killer profile.
Are You Yoda or Darth Vader? - Issue 89: The Dark Side | Brian Gallagher | August 26, 2020 | NautilusWe do not, for instance, see killer whale pods where females learn special behaviors only from females, and pass these on only to other females.
Of 99 observed deaths, 21 could be attributed to infanticide, always by female killers.
The ichthyosaur could have injured its neck while holding the thalattosaur in its jaws and thrashing its head, which is how crocodiles and killer whales rip up their food without particularly sharp teeth.
This ichthyosaur died after devouring a creature nearly as long as itself | Maria Temming | August 20, 2020 | Science NewsThe immune responses they produced in the treated volunteers suggest a vaccine to protect people against the killer virus might be close.
New COVID-19 vaccines show promise in people | Tina Hesman Saey | July 24, 2020 | Science News For Students
Barry showed me his room—a one bedroom with a killer view of Riverbank State Park and the Hudson.
His First Day Out Of Jail After 40 Years: Adjusting To Life Outside | Justin Rohrlich | January 3, 2015 | THE DAILY BEASTThe would-be pope killer loves to be in front of the cameras, and the press in Italy is happy to oblige.
Pope-Shooter Ali Agca’s Very Weird Vatican Visit | Barbie Latza Nadeau | December 29, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTBy Jerome Groopman, New Yorker Researchers get closer to outwitting a killer.
The Daily Beast’s Best Longreads, Dec 22-28, 2014 | William Boot | December 28, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThey waved down a pair of responding cops who followed the alleged cop killer into the subway.
Alleged Cop Killer Ismaaiyl Brinsley Had a Death Wish | M.L. Nestel | December 22, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTIn the course of his confession, he supplied details that should only have been known to the killer.
How the U.S. Justice System Screws Prisoners with Disabilities | Elizabeth Picciuto | December 16, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTBut the knife and the thin, dirty fingers of the killer did not permit his body to alter its position.
The killer walked to the bushes at the west side of the gate, parted the branches with his dirty fingers.
His gloved fingers closed on Squid Murphy and the killer called Shiv simultaneously.
I'm staying here because if it's the last thing I do, I'm going to convince you that I'm not a killer.
Watch now for the glowing hands of the killer—the man who has been impersonating the Eye ever since Carlson was killed.
British Dictionary definitions for killer
/ (ˈkɪlə) /
a person or animal that kills, esp habitually
(as modifier): a killer shark
something, esp a task or activity, that is particularly taxing or exhausting
Australian and NZ an animal selected to be slaughtered for food
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