killer-diller

[kil-er-dil-er]

noun

Older Slang.

1. killer.

Word History and Origins

Origin of killer-diller¹

An Americanism dating back to 1935–40; rhyming compound

Example Sentences

That always made Eckland flush some; you could see he was the type who dreamed of himself as a glamor boy, a killer-diller with the dames.

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What he chooses to do modulates this movie from a sophisticated situation comedy into an ingenious killer-diller.

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No hopped-up killer-diller, Brooklyn, U.S.A. is as tough, cold-blooded and obscene as the rats who are its characters.

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He does Army's kicking, blocks and tackles with a killer-diller effectiveness that approaches perfection.

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