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killer 音标拼音: [k'ɪlɚ] n. 杀人者;嗜杀成性的人 杀人者;嗜杀成性的人 killer n 1: someone who causes the death of a person or animal [ synonym: { killer}, { slayer}] 2: the causal agent resulting in death; " heart disease is the biggest killer in the United States" [ synonym: { cause of death}, { killer}] 3: a difficulty that is hard to deal with; " that exam was a real killer" 4: predatory black- and- white toothed whale with large dorsal fin; common in cold seas [ synonym: { killer whale}, { killer}, { orca}, { grampus}, { sea wolf}, { Orcinus orca}] Killer \ Kill" er\, n. 1. One who deprives of life; one who, or that which, kills. [ 1913 Webster] 2. ( Zool.) A voracious, toothed whale of the genus { Orca}, of which several species are known; called also { killer whale}. [ 1913 Webster] Note: The killers have a high dorsal fin, and powerful jaws armed with large, sharp teeth. They capture, and swallow entire, large numbers of seals, porpoises, and dolphins, and are celebrated for their savage, combined attacks upon the right whales, which they are said to mutilate and kill. The common Atlantic species ({ Orca gladiator}), is found both on the European and the American coast. Two species ({ Orca ater} and { Orca rectipinna}) occur on the Pacific coast. [ 1913 Webster] 103 Moby Thesaurus words for " killer": Bluebeard, Cain, Mafioso, Young Turk, apache, assassin, assassinator, beast, beldam, berserk, berserker, bloodletter, bloodshedder, bomber, bravo, brute, bucko, bully, bullyboy, burker, butcher, button man, cannibal, cutthroat, daisy, demon, desperado, devil, dilly, dragon, eradicator, executioner, exterminator, fiend, fire- eater, firebrand, fury, garroter, goon, gorilla, gun, gunman, gunsel, hardnose, hatchet man, head- hunter, hell- raiser, hellcat, hellhound, hellion, hit man, holy terror, homicidal maniac, homicide, hood, hoodlum, hooligan, hothead, hotspur, humdinger, incendiary, lulu, mad dog, madcap, man- eater, man- killer, manslayer, massacrer, matador, monster, mugger, murderer, pesticide, poison, poisoner, rapist, revolutionary, rough, rowdy, ruffian, savage, she- wolf, slaughterer, slayer, spitfire, strangler, termagant, terror, terrorist, thug, tiger, tigress, torpedo, tough, tough guy, trigger man, ugly customer, violent, virago, vixen, wild beast, witch, wolf |
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