killer
US: /ˈkɪɫɝ/
UK: /kˈɪlɐ/
UK: /kˈɪlɐ/
English Vietnamese dictionary
killer /'kilə/
- danh từ
- người giết, kẻ giết người
- dụng cụ giết thịt (súc vật)
- (động vật học) cá heo ((cũng) killer whale)
Advanced English dictionary
+ noun
1 a person, an animal or a thing that kills: Police are hunting his killer. + Heart disease is the biggest killer in Scotland. + an electric insect killer + The players lacked the killer instinct.
See also -
2 (informal) something that is very difficult, very exciting or very skilful: The exam was a real killer. + The new movie is a killer.
Thesaurus dictionary
n.
1 murderer, assassin, slayer, cutthroat, butcher, exterminator, Bluebeard, (Jack the) ripper, Slang US torpedo, hit man, triggerman, gunsel, hooligan, gunfighter, iceman, hatchet man:
What are the statistics on the number of killers who are not caught?
2 Slang old-fashioned bee's knees, US humdinger, doozy, killer-diller (from Manila), lallapalooza or lollapalooza, lulu, daisy, dilly:
The new show at the Odeon is a killer.
Collocation dictionary
ADJ.
big, major
Overdoses were the single biggest killer among the city's young.
| real
I don't care what they ask me if it helps them find the real killer.
| alleged | convicted | notorious | brutal, vicious | crazed, psychopathic | mass, serial | contract, hired | child, wife, etc.
a convicted child killer
| giant
(figurative) Salford Juniors proved to be the giant killers in last week's semi-finals (= by beating a much better team).
VERB + KILLER
hunt, track down | catch, find
KILLER + VERB
strike
The killer has struck again.
KILLER + NOUN
bug, disease, virus
Heart attacks have become Britain's No. 1 killer disease.
| instinct
(figurative) He plays well but still lacks the killer instinct.
| blow
(figurative) Owen delivered the killer blow soon after half-time.
