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spree killer

spree killer noun: a murderer who kills two or more victims in a short time in multiple locations.

Noun

spree killer (plural spree killers)

  1. A murderer who kills two or more victims in a short time in multiple locations.
    • Pretending a litterbug and a spree killer have committed equivalent infractions doesn’t make people safer.2021 January 8, Nicole Hemmer, “The striking parallels between the assaults on Charlottesville and the Capitol”, in CNN

Forms of spree killer

pluralspree killers

Questions about spree killer

What does spree killer mean?
Spree killer means a murderer who kills two or more victims in a short time in multiple locations.
What part of speech is spree killer?
Spree killer is a noun.
What is the plural of spree killer?
The plural of spree killer is spree killers.

Words near spree killer in the dictionary

  1. spredding
  2. spredge
  3. spredges
  4. spreds
  5. spree
  6. spree killer
  7. spree killers
  8. spreed
  9. spreeing
  10. spreeish
  11. Spreen

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