killer
noun/ˈkɪlə(r)/
/ˈkɪlər/
- a person, an animal or a thing that kills
- Police are hunting his killer.
- Heart disease is the biggest killer in Scotland.
- an electric insect killer
Extra ExamplesTopics Crime and punishmentb1- High blood pressure is known as a silent killer.
- In the 19th century, cholera was one of Britain's deadliest killers.
- a cold-blooded killer
- The killer wave struck a tiny atoll in the Maldives.
- Morgan delivered the killer blow (= that defeated her opponents) soon after half-time.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- real
- accused
- alleged
- …
- hunt
- track down
- catch
- …
- strike
- stalk somebody/something
- kill somebody
- …
- instinct
- blow
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- (informal) something that is very difficult, very exciting or shows a lot of skill
- The exam was a real killer.
- The new movie is a killer.
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