noun
someone who murders more than three victims one at a time in a relatively short interval
• Syn: ↑serial murderer
• Hypernyms: ↑murderer, ↑liquidator, ↑manslayer
• Hyponyms: ↑spree killer
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serial killer noun
A person who murders several people over a period, often killing the victims in the same way or choosing victims of the same type, sex, age, etc
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Main Entry: ↑series
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someone who kills several people one after the other, often in the same way
Thesaurus: people who killsynonym
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a person who murders several people one after the other in a similar way
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Police say that they have no proof that a serial killer is responsible for the four murders.
Useful english dictionary. 2012.