Definition of Killer

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killer
n. murderer, one who kills, butcher

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KILLER Definition from Language, Idioms & Slang Dictionaries & Glossaries

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
Killer
(n.)
One who deprives of life; one who, or that which, kills.
  
(n.)
A voracious, toothed whale of the genus Orca, of which several species are known.
  

WordNet 2.0
killer

Noun
1. someone who causes the death of a person or animal
(synonym) slayer
(hypernym) person, individual, someone, somebody, mortal, human, soul
(hyponym) executioner, public executioner
(derivation) kill
2. the causal agent resulting in death; "heart disease is the biggest killer in the United States"
(synonym) cause of death
(hypernym) causal agent, cause, causal agency
(derivation) kill
3. a difficulty that is hard to deal with; "that exam was a real killer"
(hypernym) difficulty
(derivation) kill
4. predatory black-and-white toothed whale with large dorsal fin; common in cold seas
(synonym) killer whale, orca, grampus, sea wolf, Orcinus orca
(hypernym) dolphin
(member-holonym) Orcinus, genus Orcinus

Australian Slang
Killer
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”

Lady-killer
sexually attractive man popular with women


Rabbit-killer
short, sharp blow on the nape of the neck or lower part of the skull

hEnglish - advanced version
killer

killer
\kill"er\ (?), n.
1. one who deprives of life; one who, or that which, kills.
2. (zo?l.) a voracious, toothed whale of the genus orca, of which several species are known.
note: the killers have a high dorsal fin, and powerful jaws armed with large, sharp teeth. they capture, and swallow entire, large numbers of seals, porpoises, and dolphins, and are celebrated for their savage, combined attacks upon the right whales, which they are said to mutilate and kill. the common atlantic species (orca gladiator), is found both on the european and the american coast. two species (orca ater and o. rectipinna) occur on the pacific coast.
killer
n
1. someone who causes the death of a person or animal [syn: slayer]


2. the causal agent resulting in death; "heart disease is the biggest killer in the united states" [syn: cause of death]


3. a difficulty that is hard to deal with; "that exam was a real killer"
4. predatory black-and-white toothed whale with large dorsal fin; common in cold seas [syn: killer whale, orca, grampus, sea wolf, orcinus orca]




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Concise English-Irish Dictionary v. 1.1
killer
marfóir m.

JM Welsh <=> English Dictionary
Lladdwr
Lladdwr = n. a killer, a slayer


KILLER Definition from Government Dictionaries & Glossaries

International Relations and Security Acronyms
KILLER
Korean War (1951) IX Corps offensive to the Som River


KILLER Definition from Arts & Humanities Dictionaries & Glossaries

Glossary of Stamp Collecting Terms
KILLER
Any obliterating postmark that will render re-use of a stamp impossible.


KILLER Definition from Encyclopedia Dictionaries & Glossaries

Wikipedia English - The Free Encyclopedia
Killer
A killer is a person, animal, plant, object, etc., that kills. See also assassinmurderer.

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