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hunter-killer

hunter-killer noun: a submarine designed to seek and destroy other vessels.

Noun

hunter-killer (plural hunter-killers)

  1. A submarine designed to seek and destroy other vessels.

Forms of hunter-killer

pluralhunter-killers

Questions about hunter-killer

What does hunter-killer mean?
Hunter-killer means a submarine designed to seek and destroy other vessels.
What part of speech is hunter-killer?
Hunter-killer is a noun.
What is the plural of hunter-killer?
The plural of hunter-killer is hunter-killers.

Words near hunter-killer in the dictionary

  1. hunter-gathered
  2. hunter-gatherer
  3. hunter-gatherers
  4. hunter-gathering
  5. hunter-gathers
  6. hunter-killer
  7. hunter-killers
  8. Hunter-Russell syndrome
  9. Hunterdon County
  10. hunteress
  11. Hunterian

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