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.

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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

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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

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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.

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British National Corpus

1. Nouns Frequency

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

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. Barbara Sher:

   Isolation is a dream killer.

2. Deputy District Attorney Habib Balian:

   You can ignore everything else in this case, and if we spent one day trying this to you, here’s what you would have: You’d have a note sent by the killer that only the killer could have written that the defendant has admitted only the killer wrote. And the defendant has stipulated, ‘I wrote the cadaver note and envelope that only the killer could have written.’.

3. Tawanda Jones:

   Nobody’s here saying anything bad about cops – we’re here talking about killer cops, holding killer cops responsible.

4. Raag Singhal:

   What's ’ interesting in the Aileen Wuornos case, and it’s a highly unusual case, is if you were to talk to the public and say ‘ This is a serial killer who was executed, ’ I don’t think anyone would lose sleep over it. The things the public typically looks at are whether they have confidence in the defendant's guilt and whether they got due process. The third thing is whether the defendant was treated consistently with those who acted similarly, it’s a strange concept when you’re talking about those who acted similarly and you’re talking about a serial killer.

5. Donald Trump:

   She made it up. She made it up, she's saying, 'Oh, he was so violent and he was so, so wild and she was afraid.' She was afraid of nobody. She's a tough killer in Miami everyone knows she's a killer. They all hate her.

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