Definitions for killer
ˈkɪl ərkiller

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. killer, slayernoun

   someone who causes the death of a person or animal

2. cause of death, killernoun

   the causal agent resulting in death

   "heart disease is the biggest killer in the United States"

3. killernoun

   a difficulty that is hard to deal with

   "that exam was a real killer"

4. killer whale, killer, orca, grampus, sea wolf, Orcinus orcanoun

   predatory black-and-white toothed whale with large dorsal fin; common in cold seas

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. killernoun

   That which kills.

2. killernoun

   That which causes stress or is extremely difficult, especially that which may cause failure at a task.

3. killernoun

   Something that is so far ahead of its competition that it effectively kills off that competition.

   Various means had were used to steer aircraft in the early years but ailerons were the killer.

4. killernoun

   A knockout form of darts involving several players

5. killernoun

   A diacritic 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).

6. killeradjective

   Excellent, very good.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Killernoun

   One that deprives of life.

   Etymology: from kill.

   What sorrow, what amazement, what shame was in Amphialus, when he saw his dear foster-father find him the killer of his only son! Philip Sidney.

   Wilt thou for the old lion hunt, or fill
   His hungry whelps? and for the killer kill,
   When couch’d in dreadful dens? George Sandys.

   So rude a time,
   When love was held so capital a crime,
   That a crown’d head could no compassion find,
   But dy’d, because the killer had been kind. Edmund Waller.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Killer

   Killer is a song by British acid house DJ and record producer Adamski. Written by Adamski and Seal and produced by Adamski, "Killer" was Adamski's breakthrough single but is now more notable for featuring Seal as a vocalist. A major hit in the United Kingdom, it reached number one on the UK Singles Chart, spending four weeks at the top in May and June 1990. In total, the single sold over 400,000 copies in the UK, earning it a Gold certification from the British Phonographic Industry. The song also peaked at number one in Belgium and Zimbabwe and number two in Germany and the Netherlands.

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1. killer

   1) In literal sense, a killer is a person, animal, or thing that kills or causes the death of another. 2) In figurative contexts, it could also refer to something that is extremely difficult or exhausting, or something that is particularly impressive, effective or excellent. 3) In the context of diseases, a killer is a disease or condition with a high mortality rate. 4) In computing slang, it often refers to a software or application designed to surpass or replace an existing dominant product. For example, 'iPhone killer' would refer to a smartphone designed to be more popular or advanced than the iPhone.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Killernoun

   one who deprives of life; one who, or that which, kills

2. Killernoun

   a voracious, toothed whale of the genus Orca, of which several species are known

WikidataRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Killer

   "Killer" is a song by Adamski and Seal. Written by Adam Tinley and Seal and produced by Adamski, "Killer" was Adamski's breakthrough single, but is now more notable for introducing Seal as a vocalist. A major hit in the UK, it reached number one, spending four weeks at the top of the chart in May 1990. In total, the single sold over 400,000 copies in the UK, earning it a BPI Gold certification.

Dictionary of Nautical TermsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. killer

   A name for the grampus, Orca gladiator, given on account of the ferocity with which it attacks and destroys whales, seals, and other marine animals. (See GRAMPUS.)

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1. killer

   Song lyrics by killer -- Explore a large variety of song lyrics performed by killer on the Lyrics.com website.

Surnames Frequency by Census RecordsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. KILLER

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Killer is ranked #86314 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
   
   The Killer surname appeared 216 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Killer.
   
   55% or 119 total occurrences were White.
   31.4% or 68 total occurrences were American Indian or Alaskan Native.
   5% or 11 total occurrences were Black.
   4.6% or 10 total occurrences were of two or more races.

Matched Categories

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British National Corpus

1. Nouns Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'killer' in Nouns Frequency: #1974

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Anagrams for killer »

1. rekill

How to pronounce killer?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say killer in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of killer in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of killer in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

Examples of killer in a Sentence

1. Kumiko Love:

   I call the food budget the silent killer of budgets.

2. United States:

   Fentanyl disguised as a genuine pharmaceutical is a killer -- which is being proven every single day in the United States, we are aggressively targeting drug dealers responsible for trafficking illicit fentanyl, which has become the most deadly facet of the opioid epidemic. We are committed to slowing the number of overdose deaths and prosecuting those responsible for spreading this most dangerous opioid.

3. Jeff Melvoin:

   You think Nature is some Disney movie Nature is a killer. Nature is a bitch. It's feeding time out there 24 hours a day, every step that you take is a gamble with death. If it isn't getting hit with lightning today, it's an earthquake tomorrow or some deer tick carrying Lime disease. Either way, you're ending up on the wrong end of the food chain.

4. Patrick Reilly:

   The Petito family lost their daughter, and they were also denied the opportunity to confront her killer, no amount of money is sufficient to compensate the Petito family for the loss of their daughter, Gabby, at the hands of Brain Laundrie.

5. Orlando Police Chief John Mina:

   I have seen the video of Markieth Loyd executing Lt. Debra Clayton while she lay defenseless on the ground. She was given no chance to live. A cop killer – who also killed his pregnant girlfriend should not be given a chance, the heinous crimes that he committed in our community are the very reason we have the death penalty as an option under the law.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=killer
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Killer
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=killer
4. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Killer
5. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
6. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/killer
7. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=killer
8. ^ Dictionary of Nautical Terms
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/26000/pg26000-images.html#:~:text=killer
9. ^ Surnames Frequency by Census Records
   https://www.census.gov/topics/population/genealogy/data/2010_surnames.html
10. ^ Usage in printed sources
    https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=killer