chiller

[chil-er]

noun

1. a person or thing that chills.

2. Informal.,  a frightening or suspenseful story or film; melodrama.

3. a device for cooling or refrigerating.

chiller

/ ˈtʃɪlə /

noun

1. informal,  short for spine-chiller

2. a refrigerated storage area for meat

Word History and Origins

Origin of chiller¹

First recorded in 1790–1800; chill + -er ¹

Example Sentences

Other data centres, like those owned by Ascenty, use a closed-loop system, which circulates water through chillers.

From BBC

I visited Barrios Gracián the following day when things were chiller.

From Los Angeles Times

Irinox, a blast chiller manufacturer, spotted the parenting problem long ago and decided to act rather than lose valuable workers.

From BBC

He had a choice between Anisa Khan, who sells Indian food-flavoured pizzas, and Dean Franklin, who runs an air conditioning company, in a battle he billed as "chilli versus the chiller".

From BBC

Wells’ novel into a modern-day chiller about stalking and domestic abuse.

From Los Angeles Times

Related Words

• apprehension 
• awe 
• consternation 
• disgust 
• dismay 
• dread 
• fear 
• fright 
• hatred 
• panic 
• revulsion 
• terror