Killer

See also: killer

German

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkɪlɐ/
  • Audio:(file)

Etymology 1

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

Noun

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

  1. (informal) killer, murderer (usually either a paid killer, contract killer, gunman, hitman or a serial killer, often in proper nouns, e.g., in tabloids)
    Synonym: Mörder
Declension
Declension of Killer [masculine, strong]
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
Derived terms

Etymology 2

Noun

Killer m (strong, genitive Killers, plural Killer)

  1. clipping of Tintenkiller
Declension
Declension of Killer [masculine, strong]
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
Derived terms

Further reading

  • “Killer” in Duden online
  • “Killer” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
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