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thriller
[thril-er]
noun
a person or thing that thrills.
an exciting, suspenseful play or story, especially a mystery story.
thriller
/ ˈθrɪlə /
noun
a book, film, play, etc, depicting crime, mystery, or espionage in an atmosphere of excitement and suspense
a person or thing that thrills
thriller
A suspenseful, sensational story or film: “Ken Follett writes best-selling spy thrillers.”
Word History and Origins
Origin of thriller1
Example Sentences
He hopes people are embracing the thriller elements of “Task,” of course.
“Gone Before Goodbye” is not some magpie creature patched together from shopworn thriller tropes, even if certain plot elements feel a bit much.
The writer and director won an Oscar for Promising Young Woman in 2021, but is best known for last year's psychological thriller Saltburn, which gained cult status for a succession of provocative and confrontational scenes.
The series is very much a heightened thriller, Martin said, but with a very clear message.
“One Battle After Another,” the name of Paul Thomas Anderson’s invigorating political thriller, would also make a fine title for the history of humankind.
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