thrill·er

[thril-er]
noun
1.
a person or thing that thrills.
2.
an exciting, suspenseful play or story, especially a mystery story.

Origin:
1885–90; 1920–25 for def 2; thrill + -er1

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thriller (ˈθrɪlə) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
n
1.  a book, film, play, etc, depicting crime, mystery, or espionage in an atmosphere of excitement and suspense
2.  a person or thing that thrills

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thriller definition


A suspenseful, sensational story or film: “Ken Follett writes best-selling spy thrillers.”

Note: In Great Britain, the word thriller is sometimes used for all mystery novels: “Martha Grimes, an American, writes British-style thrillers.”
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Example sentences
The whole scenario can be likened to a movie thriller.
Everybody now believes he or she can write the next highly acclaimed indie
  character study or the next blockbuster thriller.
It helped establish the popular genre of the legal thriller and became a model
  for courtroom dramas.
It is part horror, part thriller, featuring a couple of hitmen on a mercenary
  killing spree.
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