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thrill-killer

thrill-killer is the alternative spelling of thrill killer.

Meaning of thrill killer

Noun

thrill killer (plural thrill killers)

  1. (idiomatic) A murderer who is motivated by a strong personal desire to have a very exciting experience.
    • New York City's teen-aged thrill killer of 1945 was Lena Theresa Nienstedt, a whisky-drinking factory girl of 16. She carried a small hatchet in her handbag.1954 September 6, “SEQUELS: Another Life”, in Time

Forms of thrill-killer

pluralthrill-killers

Questions about thrill-killer

What is thrill-killer the alternative spelling of?
Thrill-killer is the alternative spelling of thrill killer.

Words near thrill-killer in the dictionary

  1. thrill of the hunt
  2. thrill ride
  3. thrill rides
  4. thrill seeker
  5. thrill seekers
  6. thrill-killer
  7. thrill-killers
  8. thrill-seeker
  9. thrill-seekers
  10. thrillable
  11. thrillage

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Adapted from Wiktionary: thrill-killer (page history and authors); thrill killer (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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