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kill⋅er

  [kil-er]
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–noun
1. a person or thing that kills.
2. killer whale.
3. a device used by a post office for printing cancellations on postage stamps.
4. a mark of cancellation made on a postage stamp.
5. Slang. something or someone having a formidable impact, devastating effect, etc.: The math test was a real killer.
–adjective Slang.
6. severe; powerful: a killer cold.
7. very difficult or demanding: a killer chess tournament.
8. highly effective; superior: a killer recipe for fried chicken.
Origin:
1525–35; kill 1 + -er 1
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kill·er   (kĭl'ər)   
n.  
  1. One that kills: a disease that was a killer of thousands; a killer of new ideas.
  2. Slang Something that is extremely difficult to deal with or withstand: an exam that was a real killer.
adj.  
  1. Causing death or destruction: killer floods.
  2. Slang Having impressive or effective power or impact; formidable: had a killer smile; made killer profits.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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Killer

Kill"er\, n. 1. One who deprives of life; one who, or that which, kills.

2. (Zo["o]l.) A voracious, toothed whale of the genus Orca, of which several species are known.

Note: The killers have a high dorsal fin, and powerful jaws armed with large, sharp teeth. They capture, and swallow entire, large numbers of seals, porpoises, and dolphins, and are celebrated for their savage, combined attacks upon the right whales, which they are said to mutilate and kill. The common Atlantic species (Orca gladiator), is found both on the European and the American coast. Two species (Orca ater and O. rectipinna) occur on the Pacific coast.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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Language Translation for : killer
Spanish: asesino,
German: der Mörder; Mörder-,
Japanese: 殺人者
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