killer
noun
a person or thing that kills.
killers
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pluralof killer.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Unions are warning the prime minister's proposal to keep PC Harper's killers in jail could increase the risk of some inmates being released by mistake, The Guardian reports.
From BBC ● Aug. 11, 2026
Andy Burnham says he is "confident" PC Andrew Harper's killers can be excluded from the government's early release scheme, as outcry over the case grows.
From BBC ● Aug. 11, 2026
Burnham now says he is "increasingly confident" of being able to prevent the early release of "other serious offenders" including PC Harper's killers.
From BBC ● Aug. 11, 2026
Prime Minister Andy Burnham has told his justice secretary to find a way to exclude PC Andrew Harper's killers from an early release scheme designed to ease prison overcrowding.
From BBC ● Aug. 11, 2026
He had been able to verify that most of them were neither killers nor traitors, and he was therefore well disposed toward the prisoners.
From "The House of the Spirits: A Novel" by Isabel Allende
