Killer

Table of contents

1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Noun 1.2.1 Synonyms 1.2.2 Translations 1.3 See also

English

Etymology

kill + -er

Noun

killer (killers )

1. A person who kills.
2. A murderer.
3. An animal that kills.
4. Something that causes death.

   Driving while tired can be a killer.

5. A diacritic mark used in Indic scripts to suppress an inherent vowel.
6. Also used attributively.

Synonyms

• 1, 2: assassin, murderer
• 5: virama, halant

Translations

• Arabic: قاتل
• Chinese: 杀手
• Finnish: tappaja
• French: tueur m (1), meurtrier m (2)
• Italian: assassino m (2)

See also

• anusvara
• candrabindu
• sukun
• visarga