Word

killer, n.
(killers)
freq. cnt. 8

someone who causes the death of a person or animal
<noun.person> freq. cnt.: 8 freq. cnt.: 8

killer slayer

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

kill

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

slay

semantic pointers

hypernym

person, individual, someone, soul, mortal, somebody

hyponym

executioner, public executioner exterminator, terminator, eradicator garroter, garrotter, strangler, throttler, choker murderer, liquidator, manslayer poisoner regicide suicide, felo-de-se

predatory black-and-white toothed whale with large dorsal fin; common in cold seas
<noun.animal>

Orcinus orca grampus killer killer whale orca sea wolf

semantic pointers

hypernym

dolphin

member holonym

Orcinus, genus Orcinus

a difficulty that is hard to deal with
<noun.cognition>

killer

sample sentences

"that exam was a real killer"

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

kill

semantic pointers

hypernym

difficulty

the causal agent resulting in death
<noun.state>

cause of death killer

sample sentences

"heart disease is the biggest killer in the United States"

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

kill kill

semantic pointers

hypernym

cause, causal agent, causal agency