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category killers

category killers is the plural of category killer.

Meaning of category killer

Noun

category killer (plural category killers)

  1. (US) A retailer that offers a wider selection of merchandise in a category than existing retailers, at lower prices, thereby gaining substantial share of the market and "killing" the existing retailers.
  2. A speedrun so fast that beating it is considered unattainable, thereby "killing" the category it became the record for.

Questions about category killers

What is category killers the plural of?
Category killers is the plural of category killer.

Words near category killers in the dictionary

  1. category error
  2. category errors
  3. category five
  4. category fraud
  5. category killer
  6. category killers
  7. category mistake
  8. category mistakes
  9. category reference
  10. category references
  11. category theory

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