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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesassassino
Pronunciation / Transliteration: /as.sasˈsi.no/
"La polizia sta cercando l'assassino."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A person, animal, or thing that kills.
"The police are still searching for the killer."
- 1
Extremely difficult, exhausting, or impressive; formidable.
"That final exam was an absolute killer."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from Middle English, coming from the verb 'killen' (to kill) combined with the agent suffix '-er'. Its roots trace back to Old Norse 'kolla' or Old English cognates, evolving from meaning a simple slayers of life into both a literal perpetrator of homicide and a widely used modern colloquial descriptor for something exceptionally impressive or difficult.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Killer" is said worldwide
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殺人犯
Transliteration: satsujinhan
"警察は殺人犯を捜している。"
हत्यारा
Transliteration: hatyara
"पुलिस हत्यारा की तलाश कर रही है।"
凶手
Transliteration: xiōngshǒu
"警察正在寻找凶手。"
tueur
Transliteration: /tɥœʁ/
"La police recherche activement le tueur."
Mörder
Transliteration: /ˈmœɐ̯dɐ/
"Die Polizei sucht nach dem Mörder."
assassino
Transliteration: /as.sasˈsi.no/
"La polizia sta cercando l'assassino."
asesino
Transliteration: /aseˈsino/
"La policía está buscando al asesino."
assassino
Transliteration: /a.saˈsi.nu/
"A polícia está procurando o assassino."
살인자
Transliteration: sarinja
"경찰이 살인자를 찾고 있다."
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