killers

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Prime Minister Brian Cowen said the killers were a "tiny and unrepresentative group of evil people" whose actions are futile.

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  1. noun One that kills: a disease that was a killer of thousands; a killer of new ideas.
  2. noun Slang Something that is extremely difficult to deal with or withstand: an exam that was a real killer.
  3. adjective Causing death or destruction: killer floods.
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  • But, uh-oh, the killers are within the camps. —  Samantha Power on a complicated hero
  • The hunt for her killers was the only thing that got him through the first nine months. —  ActOfTreason
  • To secure freedom from needless interruption I pinned on my study door “ Very Busy .” This had the wholesome effect of shutting out all time-killers, and of shortening necessary calls of those who had some important errand. —  Recollections of a Long Life
  • And if by some chance the killers were able to get into the room and do their thing without Voss raising the alarm, then why bother offing the bodyguards if they don't know anything's amiss? —  Also by Christopher Brookmyre
  • In fact, the planning to kill the Israelis was so thorough that the killers were able to identify and isolate Jews from a center, that even some of the local Jews were not aware of! —  Drishtikone - Comments
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