painkiller

[ peyn-kil-er ]

/ ˈpeɪnˌkɪl ər /

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noun

a drug, treatment, or anything else that relieves pain, especially an analgesic.

Nearby words

paine, paine, thomas, pained, painesville, painful, painkiller, painless, pains, painstaking, paint, paint black

Origin of painkiller

An Americanism dating back to 1850–55; pain + killer

Related forms

pain·kill·ing, adjective

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Examples from the Web for painkiller

His arthritic knees are at their worst, despite the endless shots of painkiller.
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Among the states with the most painkiller prescriptions per person, Alabama, Tennessee, and West Virginia were the top three.
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Dr. Garg arrived to confirm the procedure and ask if I had any questions, and the anesthesiologist ordered a painkiller.
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In 2010, more than 16,500 people died from painkiller abuse, more than from heroin and cocaine combined.
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I take a triptan called Treximet, which also includes a dose of the painkiller naproxen, the active ingredient in Aleve.
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Perry took a painkiller after the shower, which kicked in as they went out the door, and the autumn evening was crisp and sharp.
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His days of “painkiller,” which he stocked for trade, had not yet come round.
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"I guess you'll do well enough without any painkiller," he said to himself.
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Painkiller would come next; after that, if need be, would come libations of red ink.
In the Brooding Wild|Ridgwell Cullum
Gordon found one tablet of painkiller left in the bottle and swallowed it with the dregs of the coffee.
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British Dictionary definitions for painkiller

painkiller

/ (ˈpeɪnˌkɪlə) /

noun

an analgesic drug or agent

anything that relieves pain

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painkiller

noun

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painkiller

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