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spree killer

American

noun

a person who kills more than one victim in more than one location in a very short period of time.

Other Word Forms

spree killing

noun

Etymology

Origin of spree killer

First recorded in 1980–85

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Question 3 On Wednesday, the state of Missouri executed Joseph Paul Franklin, a spree killer best known for shooting whom?

From Slate • Nov. 22, 2013

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