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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Lubinets -- a lawyer by training and an ex-MP -- also faced criticism, with one Ukrainian soldier accusing him on Facebook of being "all too eager to smile and ingratiate himself with the killers".
From Barron's ● Nov. 3, 2026
Walking down Yablunska Street, Dulkay said thoughts of the victims drive him to pursue the killers and keep faith in eventual justice.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 26, 2026
Representatives for the trust have argued Reiner is barred from accessing the fund due to California’s so-called Slayer Statute, which blocks convicted killers from profiting from their crimes in various ways, including through inheritance claims.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 23, 2026
Brennand read the remarks of Justice Davis, who jailed the family's killers.
From BBC ● Oct. 5, 2026
The main killers were Old World germs to which Indians had never been exposed, and against which they therefore had neither immune nor genetic resistance.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
