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doctor killer

doctor killer noun: a personal light aircraft attributed to a large number of serious accidents or fatal crashes.

Noun

doctor killer (plural doctor killers)

  1. (slang) A personal light aircraft attributed to a large number of serious accidents or fatal crashes.

Forms of doctor killer

pluraldoctor killers

Origin of doctor killer

From the epithet "forked-tail doctor killer," ascribed to the V-tail variant of the Beechcraft Bonanza aircraft due to the frequency of crashes and in-flight breakups attributed to wealthy amateur pilots, such as physicians.

Questions about doctor killer

What does doctor killer mean?
Doctor killer means a personal light aircraft attributed to a large number of serious accidents or fatal crashes.
What part of speech is doctor killer?
Doctor killer is a noun.
What is the plural of doctor killer?
The plural of doctor killer is doctor killers.

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