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UK
/kˈɪlɐ/
]
[ US /ˈkɪɫɝ/ ]
[ US /ˈkɪɫɝ/ ]
NOUN
-
the causal agent resulting in death
heart disease is the biggest killer in the United States -
a difficulty that is hard to deal with
that exam was a real killer - predatory black-and-white toothed whale with large dorsal fin; common in cold seas
- someone who causes the death of a person or animal
How To Use killer In A Sentence
- It felt like chewing string dipped in weed killer, but within a couple of minutes the trembling in his limbs gave way to a kind of enervated thrumming and the pounding in his head subsided to a manageable level. Alfred Hitchcock's Mystery Magazine
- I feel like the popular conception of Freddy Krueger might be a bit different than what you guys are going for here because Freddy Krueger, popularly, is Henie Youngman as a serial killer. Producers Andrew Form and Bradley Fuller On Set Interview A NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET – Collider.com
- Week two, however, was just a killer and has me doubting the talent in a lot of areas that I thought were all set.
- Serial killer plots (or subplots) just plain annoy me. Great Things Come to Those Who Wait : The Kick-Ass Mystic Ninjas
- As doctors we are all too aware of the natural causes of death, such as cancer and heart disease, the top killers.
- What do you suppose the killer's motive was?
- The kimchee is killer and the spicy fish soup is perfect for when you have a cold. PROFILE: Midtown Lunch’er (& Esca Chef) “David Pasternack”… PLUS another book giveaway! | Midtown Lunch - Finding Lunch in the Food Wasteland of NYC's Midtown Manhattan
- Police have launched a nationwide hunt for the killer.
- The company's killer product could be the GoodInfo system, an application server for delivering the information to a wireless client.
- More than 200 weedkillers, mainly lawn treatments, are being withdrawn from the market after manufacturers chose not to submit them for EU safety tests.