Killer

See also: killer

German

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkɪlɐ/

Etymology 1

Borrowed from English killer; analyzable as killen +‎ -er.

Noun

Killer m (genitive Killers, plural Killer, feminine Killerin)

  1. (informal) a killer, murderer (male or of unspecified sex), usually either a paid killer (contract killer, hitman) or a serial killer (often in proper nouns, e.g. in tabloids)
Derived terms

Etymology 2

Short for Tintenkiller (“ink eradicator”, literally “ink killer”).

Noun

Killer m (genitive Killers, plural Killer)

  1. (colloquial) an ink eradicator, ink eraser
Synonyms
  • Korrekturstift
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