killer
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- noun
- /ˈkɪlər/
- NSFW
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- Measles remains one of the leading killers of children globally, despite the availability of vaccines.
- silent killer
- a leading killer
- number one killer
So milk was deadly major killer of young children in that.
- So milk was deadly major killer of young children in that.
- They say that loneliness is the number one killer of people worldwide.
- Measles is still one of the biggest killers of children in the world today still.
- I mean, it's such a huge killer of both men and women.
- The truth is that heart disease is the leading killer in both men and women.
- We've covered quite a few corners of avoiding the major killer atherosclerosis.
Examples
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Nick, your job and everything aside, I hope you understand that secondhand smoke's a real killer.
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During this time, typhoid fever was a great killer, and one of its principal causes was drinking contaminated water.
Academic text (2003) -
So brain cancer, good or bad, is now the leading killer of children.
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Heart disease is the biggest killer on the planet at the moment, bar none.
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CVD is the biggest killer in the UK, just ahead of cancer.
Academic text (2012) -
Measles is still one of the biggest killers of children in the world today still.
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And now cancer has emerged as a major killer and so is Alzheimer's.
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They say that loneliness is the number one killer of people worldwide.
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Coronary heart disease, often referred to as the "silent killer," accounted for more than half of the deaths.
Academic text (1995) -
Heart disease is the biggest killer in the world, causing millions of deaths each year.
Synonyms
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A person who kills others, often dangerous animals or enemies
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The reason a person died as recorded by a doctor or other official
A thing that kills people, like a weapon or dangerous animal
Antonyms
Compounds
- Offensive
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9.9
An insulting name for a person who kills or is accused of killing babies
- NSFW
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9.2
A person who kills several people in a short time in different places without pausing
A large fly that looks like a bee and catches other insects in the air to drink their juices
- Specialized
A white blood cell that finds and destroys virus-infected or cancerous body cells
- NSFW
A man who many women find very attractive and who often takes advantage of them
How Deadly
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Killer is made the same way from kill + -er, but used for things rather than people. That's why we call a disease or event a 'killer' when it causes many deaths.