serial killer
Syllables: Ser·i·al kil·lerUK/ˈsɪəɹɪəl ˌkɪlə//ˈsɪəɹiəl ˌkɪlɚ/
serial killer noun: an individual who murders three or more people, with the killings taking place over a period of more than one month in three or more separate events.
Noun
serial killer (plural serial killers)
- An individual who murders three or more people, with the killings taking place over a period of more than one month in three or more separate events.
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serial killer meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Urdu and Arabic
serial killer in Hindi
- person who commits multiple murders
- सिलसिलेवार क़ातिल silsilevār qātil, सिलसिलेवार हत्यारा silsilevār hatyārā
serial killer in Tamil
- தொடர் கொலையாளி
serial killer in Urdu
- person who commits multiple murders
- سِلْسِلَہ وار قاتِل silsila vār qātil
serial killer in Arabic
- person who commits multiple murders
- قَاتِل مُتَسَلْسِل qātil mutasalsil, قَاتِلَة مُتَسَلْسِلَة qātila mutasalsila
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- serial killer in Malay
- pembunuh bersiri
- serial killer in Indonesian
- pembunuh berantai
- serial killer in Thai
- ฆาตกรต่อเนื่อง kâat-dtà-gɔɔn-dtɔ̀ɔ-nʉ̂ʉang
- serial killer in Vietnamese
- sát nhân hàng loạt
Forms of serial killer
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Words formed from serial killer
Words that rhyme with serial killer
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Questions about serial killer
- What does serial killer mean?
- Serial killer means an individual who murders three or more people, with the killings taking place over a period of more than one month in three or more separate events.
- What is serial killer in Hindi?
- Serial killer in Hindi is सिलसिलेवार क़ातिल (silsilevār qātil), सिलसिलेवार हत्यारा (silsilevār hatyārā). See Serial killer meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is serial killer?
- Serial killer is a noun.
- How do you pronounce serial killer?
- Serial killer is pronounced /ˈsɪəɹɪəl ˌkɪlə/ (UK).
- What is the plural of serial killer?
- The plural of serial killer is serial killers.
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Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: serial killer (page history and authors); serial killer (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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