killer
/ˈkɪlə(r)/noun
उच्चारण किलर
हत्यारा, कातिल; जानलेवा चीज़
Core word
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[C]
a person, an animal or a thing that kills
हत्यारा, कातिल; जानलेवा चीज़
- The police are still searching for the killer.
- Heart disease is one of the biggest killers in India.
- a killer disease
+ 3 more examples
- The detective finally identified the killer.
- Cancer is a major killer in many countries.
- Malaria is a killer disease in some regions.
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[C, usually sing.] informal
something that is very difficult, very tiring or very good
बहुत कठिन या बहुत ज़बरदस्त चीज़
- The last question in the paper was a real killer.
- The final climb was a killer.
- The exam was a killer, and half the students ran out of time.
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- The humidity in July is a real killer.
- That new song is a killer and everyone loves it.
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
killer (countable noun) = person or animal that kills
A killer is someone or something that kills; it is countable.
Killer वह व्यक्ति, पशु या वस्तु है जो मारती है; यह countable है।
- Police are looking for the killer.
- The tiger was a man-eating killer.
killer of + victim
Use 'of' for what or whom the killer kills.
किसे मारा जाता है यह बताने के लिए 'of' आता है।
- Pollution is a silent killer of the elderly.
- The killer of the shopkeeper was arrested.
a killer (informal) = something very tough or excellent
In informal speech, a killer exam, schedule or joke is extremely difficult or very good.
अनौपचारिक बोलचाल में killer परीक्षा, समय-सारणी या मज़ाक अत्यंत कठिन या बहुत बढ़िया होता है।
- That maths paper was a killer.
- She has a killer smile.
killer + noun / noun + killer
Killer can describe a thing, and many compounds end in -killer (painkiller, weedkiller).
Killer किसी वस्तु का वर्णन कर सकता है, और कई यौगिक शब्द -killer पर समाप्त होते हैं (painkiller, weedkiller)।
- He took a painkiller for his headache.
- A weedkiller was sprayed on the lawn.
+Collocations 4
adjective + killer
serialsilentcold-bloodedconvictedcontractruthless
- Tuberculosis was once the silent killer of millions.
verb + killer
catchhuntidentifysentencetrace
- The detective traced the killer through his phone records.
killer + noun
instinctwhaleappdiseasedeadline
- Her killer instinct won her the match.
-killer compounds
painkillerweedkillergerm killerpest killer
- The farmer bought a weedkiller for the wheat field.
“More examples 5
- Radhika was glued to the detective serial until the killer was revealed.
राधिका जासूसी धारावाहिक से तब तक चिपकी रही जब तक हत्यारे का पता नहीं चल गया।
- Heart disease is a major killer in India.
भारत में हृदय रोग मृत्यु का एक प्रमुख कारण है।
- The final paper was a real killer, and half the class left early.
अंतिम पर्चा बहुत कठिन था और आधी कक्षा जल्दी उठकर चली गई।
- The shark is a natural killer of smaller fish.
शार्क छोटी मछलियों की स्वाभाविक शिकारी है।
- The witness failed to identify the killer in the line-up.
गवाह पहचान परेड में हत्यारे की पहचान नहीं कर सका।
!Common mistakes 1
✗ The police caught the killer person.
✓ The police caught the killer.
Killer is already a noun for a person; do not add 'person'.
Killer पहले से ही व्यक्ति का noun है; उसके साथ 'person' न लगाएँ।
≠Thesaurus: which synonym when
These nouns all refer to someone who takes a life, but they differ in legal weight and tone.
ये सभी noun जान लेने वाले के लिए हैं, पर कानूनी भार और लहजे में अलग हैं।
The everyday word for anyone or anything that kills, with no legal meaning.
जान लेने वाले किसी भी व्यक्ति या वस्तु के लिए सामान्य शब्द, इसका कोई कानूनी अर्थ नहीं।
- The killer left no clues.
A person who has unlawfully and deliberately killed someone.
वह व्यक्ति जिसने गैरकानूनी ढंग से और जानबूझकर किसी की हत्या की हो।
- The murderer was sentenced to life.
A person who kills an important figure, usually for political or paid reasons.
वह व्यक्ति जो किसी महत्त्वपूर्ण व्यक्ति की हत्या करता है, प्रायः राजनीतिक या पैसे के कारण।
- The assassin was caught outside the stadium.
◇Word family
✓In the exam
One-word substitution
A killer of a king is a regicide, a killer of a father is a patricide, a killer of a mother is a matricide, and a killer of a brother is a fratricide.
राजा का हत्यारा regicide, पिता का हत्यारा patricide, माता का हत्यारा matricide, और भाई का हत्यारा fratricide कहलाता है।