Killer
['kɪlə] or ['kɪlɚ]
Definition
(noun.) a difficulty that is hard to deal with; 'that exam was a real killer'.
(noun.) someone who causes the death of a person or animal.
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Definition
(n.) One who deprives of life; one who, or that which, kills.
(n.) A voracious, toothed whale of the genus Orca, of which several species are known.
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Examples
- This is the reason why itinerant venders of liniments under various titles such as Wizard Oil, Pain Killer, Instant Relief, etc. William K. David. Secrets of Wise Men, Chemists and Great Physicians.
- But why is he called a lady-killer? Harriette Wilson. The Memoirs of Harriette Wilson.
- And in his heart, he knew that it would require but a tiny spark to turn his hatred for Canler into the blood lust of the killer. Edgar Rice Burroughs. Tarzan of the Apes.
- He knows no more of Jack the Giant Killer or of Sinbad the Sailor than he knows of the people in the stars. Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
- I named Sunday at two o'clock, and immediately handed over his note to Mr. Livius, the amateur play-writer, French horn-blower, lady-killer, &c. Harriette Wilson. The Memoirs of Harriette Wilson.
- I am a great killer. Edgar Rice Burroughs. Tarzan of the Apes.
- You didn't need the giant killer at all. Hemingway, Ernest. For Whom The Bell Tolls.
- Then he remembered that he had the small flask in his hip pocket and he thought, I'll take a good spot of the giant killer and then I'll try it. Hemingway, Ernest. For Whom The Bell Tolls.
- I prefer to be the killer. Edgar Rice Burroughs. Tarzan of the Apes.
- That'h Jack the Giant Killer—piethe of comic infant bithnith,' said Sleary. Charles Dickens. Hard Times.
- Brummell never made his appearance in London after the receipt of this letter, which gained Meyler the nickname of the dandy-killer. Harriette Wilson. The Memoirs of Harriette Wilson.
- Come down, Tarzan, great killer, cried Kerchak. Edgar Rice Burroughs. Tarzan of the Apes.
- See what Tarzan, the mighty killer, has done. Edgar Rice Burroughs. Tarzan of the Apes.
- Don't you know Fisher, the lady-killer of these parts? Harriette Wilson. The Memoirs of Harriette Wilson.
- I--ah--I don't set up to be a lady-killer; but I do own that she's as devilish fond of me as she can be. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
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