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Killer

noun
/ˈkɪlə(ɹ)/
Word Frequency: 5.1

Definitions

1.nounOne who or that which kills.
"Carbon monoxide is a silent killer."
2.nounThat which causes stress or is extremely difficult, especially that which may cause failure at a task.
"That test was a killer."
3.nounSomething that is so far ahead of its competition that it effectively kills off that competition.
"Digital streaming platforms are CD killers."
4.nounA knockout form of darts or pool involving several players.
5.nounA club used for killing fish.
6.nounA particularly heavy type of handstamp, or portion of one, often obscuring a large part of the postage stamp.
7.nounA diacritical mark used in Indic scripts to suppress an inherent vowel (e.g., the Hindi viram, the Bengali or Oriya hasanta) or render the entire syllable silent (e.g., the Burmese virama, the Khmer toandakhiat).
8.adjectiveExcellent, very good, cool.
"killer feature"
9.adjectiveCausing death, destruction, or obliteration.
"killer bee"
10.adjectiveDistressing, uncomfortable.
"I had a killer headache this morning."
11.nounA sea mammal related to dolphins and porpoises (Orcinus orca).

Synonyms

assassinmurdererhalantviramavowel killerOrcinus orcaorcaslayersea wolfkiller whalegrampusorcinus orca

Rhymes With

pillarmankillerfillerdusty millermillerdistillerchillerpainkiller
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