Subscriber login
Password
Forgot your password?
Library card login
Login with Shibboleth® »
Login with Athens »
Close menu
Oxford Dictionaries Online
The world's most trusted dictionaries
About
Subscriber services
What's new
Contact us
Help
Subscribe now
Already a subscriber or in a subscribing organization?
Login
Dictionary
Other language resources
US English
World English
Dictionary
Better writing
World of words
Puzzles and games
For children and schools
For learners of English
Email
Cite
killer
(kill¦er)
Pronunciation:
/ˈkɪlə/
noun
1
a person, animal, or thing that kills:
[
as modifier
]
:
a killer virus
2
informal
a formidable, impressive or difficult thing:
his new novel is a killer
a hilarious joke.
3
Australian
/
NZ
informal
an animal that has been selected for slaughter.
Search results in the dictionary
killer app
killer bee
killer cell
tank killer
giant-killer
humane killer
More results »
Nearby Words
Kilkenny cats
kill
1
kill
2
kill file
kill ratio
Killarney
Killarney fern
killdeer
Killeen
killer
killer app
killer bee
killer cell
killer instinct
killer whale
killick
killifish
killing
killing field