Killer : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: Killer	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for Killer
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
killer n someone who causes the death of a person or animal [syn: killer, slayer] the causal agent resulting in death; "heart disease is the biggest killer in the United States" Synonym(s): cause of death, killer a difficulty that is hard to deal with; "that exam was a real killer" predatory black-and-white toothed whale with large dorsal fin; common in cold seas Synonym(s): killer whale, killer, orca, grampus, sea wolf, Orcinus orca
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Killer \Kill"er\, n. 1. One who deprives of life; one who, or that which, kills. 2. (Zo[94]l.) A voracious, toothed whale of the genus {Orca}, of which several species are known. 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 {O. rectipinna}) occur on the Pacific coast.