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pain⋅kill⋅er

[peyn-kil-er]
–noun
a drug, treatment, or anything else that relieves pain, esp. an analgesic.

Origin:
1850–55, Americanism; pain + killer


painkilling, adjective
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pain·kill·er   (pān'kĭl'ər)   
n.  An agent, such as an analgesic drug, that relieves pain.
pain'kill'ing adj.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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Slang Dictionary
painkiller

  1. n.
    liquor. (See also feeling no pain.) : Pass that bottle of painkiller over here. My throat hurts.
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: pain·kill·er
Pronunciation: -"kil-&r
Function: noun
: something (as a drug) that relieves pain —pain·kill·ing /-i[ng]/ adjective
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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