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serial killers

serial killers is the plural of serial killer.

Meaning of serial killer

Noun

serial killer (plural serial killers)

  1. 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.
    • “It’s easier to sort of attribute these deaths to a boogeyman serial killer as opposed to confronting the real possible reasons that these deaths are happening,” she said, pointing to mental health, substance abuse and housing issues.2025 October 27, Dalia Faheid, “Bodies keep being recovered from the bayous around Houston. Why officials are convinced it’s not the work of a serial killer”, in CNN, archived from the original on 28...

Questions about serial killers

What is serial killers the plural of?
Serial killers is the plural of serial killer.

Words near serial killers in the dictionary

  1. serial killed
  2. serial killer
  3. serial killer glasses
  4. serial killer van
  5. serial killer vans
  6. serial killers
  7. serial killing
  8. serial kills
  9. serial monogamist
  10. serial monogamists
  11. serial monogamy

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