noun
- Someone who causes the death of a person or animal.
- synonyms: slayer
- The causal agent resulting in death.
- usage: "heart disease is the biggest killer in the United States"
- synonyms: cause of death
- A difficulty that is hard to deal with.
- usage: "that exam was a real killer"
- Predatory black-and-white toothed whale with large dorsal fin; common in cold seas.
- synonyms: killer whale, orca, grampus, sea wolf, Orcinus orca
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