killer
/ˈkɪlə/
One who or that which kills; That which causes stress or is extremely difficult, especially that which may cause failure at a task; Something that is so far ahead of its competition that it effectively kills off that competition; The killer whale
- plural
- killers
Meanings
- 1
One who or that which kills
Tom is a professional killer.
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The killer was never caught.
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- 2
That which causes stress or is extremely difficult, especially that which may cause failure at a task
- 3
Something that is so far ahead of its competition that it effectively kills off that competition
- 4
The killer whale
- 5
A remarkably impressive person or thing
- 6
A knockout form of darts or pool involving several playersrare
- 7
A club used for killing fishrare
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A particularly heavy type of handstamp, or portion of one, often obscuring a large part of the postage stamprare
- 9
Synonym of virama (“kind of diacritical mark”)rare