killer
noun
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
- Word type
- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
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- substance, domain or see-also
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
someone who causes the death of a person or animal
Types & categories
- person hypernym
- executioner hyponym
- exterminator hyponym
- choker hyponym
- liquidator hyponym
- poisoner hyponym
- regicide hyponym
- felo-de-se hyponym
Related & opposite
Sense 2 noun
the causal agent resulting in death
heart disease is the biggest killer in the United States
Types & categories
- causal agent hypernym
Related & opposite
Sense 3 noun
a difficulty that is hard to deal with
that exam was a real killer
Types & categories
- difficulty hypernym
Related & opposite
- kill derivation
Sense 4 noun
predatory black-and-white toothed whale with large dorsal fin; common in cold seas
Types & categories
- dolphin hypernym
Parts & wholes
- Orcinus member holonym
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | kill |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | murder |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | person |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | executioner |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | exterminator |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | choker |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | liquidator |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | poisoner |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | regicide |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | felo-de-se |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | kill |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | kill |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | causal agent |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | kill |
| 3 | hypernym | Types & categories | difficulty |
| 4 | member holonym | Parts & wholes | Orcinus |
| 4 | hypernym | Types & categories | dolphin |