/ Dictionary / Index K killer: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: kill•er Pronunciation: (kil'ur), [key] — n. a person or thing that kills. See a device used by a post office for printing cancellations on postage stamps. a mark of cancellation made on a postage stamp. something or someone having a formidable impact, devastating effect, etc.: The math test was a real killer. —adj. severe; powerful: a killer cold. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. See also: killer (Thesaurus) Killeen killer bars Related Content Daily Word Quiz: plausible Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language