killer
has definitions from the field of zoology
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[ noun ] someone who causes the death of a person or animal
Synonyms Used in print (Hampton Stone, The Man Who Looked Death...)`` Also , if you 're going_to believe those prints , you 'll have to look_for a killer who 's a top-grade piano_player '' . If Rose_Mallory 's killer acted this way , catching_up_with him was going_to be a cinch . The killer , if in our present group , would certainly be interested in knowing that much , and even_though with the fingerprint evidence what it was I could see no way he could use this bit of information to improve on his situation , there might always be some way . Related terms person murderer executioner garroter exterminator regicide poisoner suicide murder |
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[ noun ] the causal agent resulting in death
Synonyms Examples "heart disease is the biggest killer in the United States" Related terms |
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[ noun ] a difficulty that is hard to deal with
Examples "that exam was a real killer" Related terms |
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[ noun ] (zoology) predatory black-and-white toothed whale with large dorsal fin; common in cold seas
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