Synonyms for killer
Most common
Synonyms by meaning
Noun
2. Murderer
murderer, slayer, assassin, homicide, butcher, ninja, slaughterer, assassinator rare
Other
cause of death, virama rare
Definitions
- n. 1
One who or that which kills.
There’s a killer on the loose.
- n. 2
That which causes stress or is extremely difficult, especially that which may cause failure at a task.
The final hill in the race course was a killer.
Related words
Forms
- Plural
- killers → orcas, grampuses, murderers, slayers…
Example sentences
- murderer Karl warned Rima of the murderer onboard the ship.
- slayer Ziri was a powerful demon slayer.
By length
- 4 letters
- orca2
- 5 letters
- ninja2
- 6 letters
- slayer2, virama
- 7 letters
- butcher2, grampus
- 8 letters
- murderer3, homicide3, assassin3
- 11 letters
- slaughterer
- 12 letters
- assassinator
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (orca2 = 2 syllables).
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