killer

  • 31killer — n. murderer 1) a multiple, serial; psychopathic killer 2) a killer strikes * * * [ kɪlə] psychopathic killer serial [ murderer ] a multiple a killer strikes …

    Combinatory dictionary

  • 32killer — n, adj (something) superlative. Killer diller was an Americanism of the 1940s which was briefly in vogue in Britain in the late 1950s among teddy boys and bohemi ans. Killer was a popular teenage term in the USA, particularly among black youth in …

    Contemporary slang

  • 33killer — [[t]kɪ̱lə(r)[/t]] ♦♦♦ killers 1) N COUNT A killer is a person who has killed someone, or who intends to kill someone. The police are searching for his killers... He s a psychopath, a killer. Syn: murderer 2) N COUNT You can refer to something… …

    English dictionary

  • 34killer — n. 1 a a person, animal, or thing that kills. b a murderer. 2 colloq. a an impressive, formidable, or excellent thing (this one is quite difficult, but the next one is a real killer). b a hilarious joke. c a decisive blow (his brilliant header… …

    Useful english dictionary

  • 35killer — 1. noun /ˈkɪlə/ a) That which kills. There’s a killer on the loose. b) That which causes stress or is extremely difficult, especially that which may cause failure at a task. My cat is a habitual bird killer. S …

    Wiktionary

  • 36Killer — 1. something particularly effective: That joke is a killer ; 2. final fact which makes a situation unbearable; the last straw; 3. absolutely fantastic: a killer mud cake ; a killer mountain resort …

    Dictionary of Australian slang

  • 37killer — Australian Slang 1. something particularly effective: That joke is a killer ; 2. final fact which makes a situation unbearable; the last straw; 3. absolutely fantastic: a killer mud cake ; a killer mountain resort …

    English dialects glossary

  • 38killer — kil·ler s.m. e f.inv., agg.inv. ES ingl. {{wmetafile0}} 1a. s.m. e f.inv., chi uccide su commissione, sicario | estens., assassino Sinonimi: sicario | omicida. 1b. agg.inv., che uccide, che può provocare la morte: squalo killer, zanzara killer,… …

    Dizionario italiano

  • 39killer — noun 1) police are searching for the killer Syn: murderer, assassin, slaughterer, butcher, serial killer, gunman; executioner, hit man, cutthroat; literary slayer; dated homicide 2) a major killer Syn: cause of death …

    Thesaurus of popular words

  • 40killer — n 1. slayer, murderer, manslayer, man killer, cutthroat, thug, poisoner, strangler, impaler; assassin, liquidator, bravo, sniper, gunman, knifer, Euph. silencer, Euph. dispatcher; All Sl. gun, hired gun, hit man, triggerman, torpedo, hatchet man; …

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