killer

pronunciation

How to pronounce killer in British English: UK [ˈkɪlə(r)]word uk audio image

How to pronounce killer in American English: US [ˈkɪlɚ] word us audio image

  • Noun:
    someone who causes the death of a person or animal
    the causal agent resulting in death
    a difficulty that is hard to deal with
    predatory black-and-white toothed whale with large dorsal fin; common in cold seas

Word Origin

killer (n.)
late 15c., agent noun from kill (v.). But a surname, Ric[hard] Le Kyller is attested from 1288. Figurative use from 1550s. Meaning "impressive person or thing" is by 1900 (as an adjective, 1979); reduplicated form killer-diller attested by 1938. Killer whale is from 1725; killer instinct is attested from 1931, originally in boxing.

Example

1. Killer apps establish new industries and transform existing ones .
2. That brilliant woman had led us to her killer .
3. We waited in a restaurant to see if the killer would visit the address I 'd texted him .
4. More companies need boards with this killer instinct .
5. Contests.com is a killer domain name .

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