killers
USKIL-erz/ˈkɪlɚz/UKKIL-uhz/ˈkɪlə(ɹ)z/
- 1Plural of killer.
Detectives believe the killers knew their victim well.
Those last three hills are real killers on a long bike ride.
Note
The plural carries the figurative meanings as readily as the literal one: steep hills, brutal exams and products that crush their rivals can all be killers. Killer whales can be shortened to killers as well. The knockout game of darts or pool called killer is uncountable and takes no plural. The possessive puts the apostrophe after the s: the killers' getaway car.
killers is a form of killer
killer, noun: A person, animal, or thing that kills. Full entry
- Forms
- killerkillers plural
- Spelling
- killer → killers: add -s
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