Killer

See also: killer

German

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈkɪlɐ/

Etymology 1

Borrowed from English killer; analyzable as killen +‎ -er.

Noun

Killer m (genitive Killers, plural Killer, feminine Killerin)

  1. (informal) a killer, murderer (male or of unspecified sex), usually either a paid killer (contract killer, hitman) or a serial killer (often in proper nouns, e.g. in tabloids)
Derived terms

Etymology 2

Short for Tintenkiller (“ink eradicator”, literally “ink killer”).

Noun

Killer m (genitive Killers, plural Killer)

  1. (colloquial) an ink eradicator, ink eraser
Synonyms
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Derived terms

Declension
Declension of Killer
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Killer die Killer
genitive eines des Killers der Killer
dative einem dem Killer den Killern
accusative einen den Killer die Killer

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