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killer
Definitions
(Verb) a murderer that kills people :)(Noun) someone who murders other people; something that is deadly
(Noun) Someone who kills.
Usage: She married a killer.
(Noun) one who kills
1. A very attractive person, more often a woman. ' Oh, oh! Killer approaching! '
2. A person successful with the opposite sex.
QUOTE: The sheriff and Susan (Katharine Hepburn) about David in Bringing Up Baby (1938):
-- Sheriff: ' Oh! So he's a lady killer?! '
-- Susan: ' A lady killer?! Why he's a regular Don Swan.'
3. A noun and adjective for someone or something remarquable or wonderful.
4. Something (extremely) difficult to understand.
QUOTE: Eric Qualen (John Lithgow) Cliffhanger (1993): ' Love is a killer, isn't it? '
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