Noun
der Killer
Pronunciation: /ˈkɪlɐ/
killer, murderer (usually either a paid killer, contract killer, gunman, hitman or a serial killer, often in proper nouns, e.g., in tabloids)
B2
rank #4,824
plural Killer
Meanings
Noun
- killer, murderer (usually either a paid killer, contract killer, gunman, hitman or a serial killer, often in proper nouns, e.g., in tabloids)
Example sentence
Im Krimi wird der Killer erst auf der letzten Seite entlarvt.
In the crime novel the killer is only unmasked on the last page.
Word forms
singular
der Killer
plural
die Killer
The four cases
Singular
Nominativeder Killer
Accusativeden Killer
Dativedem Killer
Genitivedes Killers
Plural
Nominativedie Killer
Accusativedie Killer
Dativeden Killern
Genitiveder Killer
Usage
- ein bezahlter Killer — A paid killer; the borrowed noun is especially common in crime contexts.
- Killer / Mörder — Mörder is the general German word for murderer.
Der Detektiv folgt im Film der Spur des Killers.
In the film, the detective follows the killer's trail.