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killer

/ˈkɪlə(ɹ)/ · noun

Meaning

  1. One who or that which kills.
  2. That which causes stress or is extremely difficult, especially that which may cause failure at a task.
  3. Something that is so far ahead of its competition that it effectively kills off that competition.
  4. A knockout form of darts or pool involving several players.
  5. A club used for killing fish.
  6. A particularly heavy type of handstamp, or portion of one, often obscuring a large part of the postage stamp.
  7. Excellent, very good, cool.
  8. Causing death, destruction, or obliteration.
  9. Distressing, uncomfortable.
  10. A sea mammal related to dolphins and porpoises (Orcinus orca).

Etymology / origin

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Sources

  1. DictionaryAPI.dev English dictionary data
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