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serial killer (plural serial killers)

  1. A person who commits multiple (more than two) murders, especially similar ones with no obvious motive over a period of time with a "cooling-off" period between each murder.

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Unadapted borrowing from English serial killer. Compare assassino seriale, which is a calque.

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  • IPA(key): /ˈsɛ.rjal ˈkil.ler/, /ˈsi.rjal ˈkil.ler/
  • Hyphenation: sè‧rial‧kìl‧ler

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serial killer m or f by sense (invariable)

  1. serial killer
    Synonym: assassino seriale
    Hypernym: pluriomicida

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Unadapted borrowing from English serial killer.

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serial killer m or f by sense (plural serial killers)

  1. serial killer (person who commits multiple murders)
    Synonym: assassino em série