"serial killer" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: serial killers [plural]
Rhymes: -ɪlə Head templates: {{en-noun}} 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. Wikipedia link: en:serial killer Categories (topical): Crime, Death, Murder, People Derived forms: serial kill, serial killer van Related terms: mass murderer Translations (person who commits multiple murders): reeksmoordenaar (Afrikaans), vrasësi serik [masculine] (Albanian), قاتل متسلسل (qātil mutasalsil) [masculine] (Arabic), asesín en serie [masculine] (Asturian), asesín serial [masculine] (Asturian), seriyalı qatil (Azerbaijani), serieko hiltzaile (Basque), сериен убиец (serien ubiec) [masculine] (Bulgarian), assassí en sèrie [masculine] (Catalan), 連環殺手 (Chinese Cantonese), 连环杀手 (lin⁴ waan⁴ saat³ sau²) (Chinese Cantonese), 連環殺手 (Chinese Mandarin), 连环杀手 (liánhuán shāshǒu) (Chinese Mandarin), sériový vrah [masculine] (Czech), seriemorder [common-gender] (Danish), seriemoordenaar [masculine] (Dutch), seria murdisto (Esperanto), sarimõrvar (Estonian), sarjamurhaaja (Finnish), tueur en série [masculine] (French), asasino en serie [masculine] (Galician), asasina en serie [feminine] (Galician), სერიული მკვლელი (seriuli mḳvleli) (Georgian), Serienmörder [masculine] (German), Serienkiller [masculine] (German), σίριαλ κίλερ (sírial kíler) [neuter] (Greek), רוֹצֵחַ סִדְרָתִי (rotseakh sidrati) [masculine] (Hebrew), सिलसिलेवार क़ातिल (silsilevār qātil) (Hindi), सिलसिलेवार हत्यारा (silsilevār hatyārā) (Hindi), sorozatgyilkos (Hungarian), raðmorðingi [masculine] (Icelandic), iñuaqtuqti (Inupiaq), assassino seriale [masculine] (Italian), assassina seriale [feminine] (Italian), serial killer [feminine, masculine] (Italian), omicida seriale [masculine] (Italian), シリアルキラー (shiriaru kirā) (Japanese), 연쇄살인범 (yeonswaesarinbeom) (Korean), sērijveida slepkava [masculine] (Latvian), Seriemäerder [masculine] (Luxembourgish), сериски убиец (seriski ubiec) [masculine] (Macedonian), pembunuh bersiri (Malay), цуврал алуурчин (cuvral aluurčin) (Mongolian), seriemorder [masculine] (Norwegian Bokmål), seryjny morderca [masculine] (Polish), assassino em série [masculine] (Portuguese), assassina em série [feminine] (Portuguese), serial killer [feminine, masculine] (Portuguese), asasin în serie [masculine] (Romanian), ucigaș în serie [masculine] (Romanian), сери́йный уби́йца (seríjnyj ubíjca) [masculine] (Russian), serijski ubojica [masculine] (Serbo-Croatian), serijska ubojica [feminine] (Serbo-Croatian), serijski ubojice [plural] (Serbo-Croatian), sériový vrah [masculine] (Slovak), asesino en serie [masculine] (Spanish), asesina en serie [feminine] (Spanish), asesino serial [masculine] (Spanish), seriemördare [common-gender] (Swedish), ฆาตกรต่อเนื่อง (kâat-dtà-gɔɔn-dtɔ̀ɔ-nʉ̂ʉang) (Thai), seri katil (Turkish), серійний убивця (serijnyj ubyvcja) [masculine] (Ukrainian), serial qotil (Uzbek), llofrudd cyfresol [masculine] (Welsh), searjemoardner [common-gender] (West Frisian)

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          "sense": "person who commits multiple murders",
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          "roman": "cuvral aluurčin",
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          "sense": "person who commits multiple murders",
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          "sense": "person who commits multiple murders",
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          "motive",
          "motive"
        ]
      ],
      "wikipedia": [
        "en:serial killer"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "rhymes": "-ɪlə"
    }
  ],
  "translations": [
    {
      "code": "af",
      "lang": "Afrikaans",
      "sense": "person who commits multiple murders",
      "word": "reeksmoordenaar"
    },
    {
      "code": "sq",
      "lang": "Albanian",
      "sense": "person who commits multiple murders",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "vrasësi serik"
    },
    {
      "code": "ar",
      "lang": "Arabic",
      "roman": "qātil mutasalsil",
      "sense": "person who commits multiple murders",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "قاتل متسلسل"
    },
    {
      "code": "ast",
      "lang": "Asturian",
      "sense": "person who commits multiple murders",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "asesín en serie"
    },
    {
      "code": "ast",
      "lang": "Asturian",
      "sense": "person who commits multiple murders",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "asesín serial"
    },
    {
      "code": "az",
      "lang": "Azerbaijani",
      "sense": "person who commits multiple murders",
      "word": "seriyalı qatil"
    },
    {
      "code": "eu",
      "lang": "Basque",
      "sense": "person who commits multiple murders",
      "word": "serieko hiltzaile"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "serien ubiec",
      "sense": "person who commits multiple murders",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "сериен убиец"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "person who commits multiple murders",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "assassí en sèrie"
    },
    {
      "code": "yue",
      "lang": "Chinese Cantonese",
      "sense": "person who commits multiple murders",
      "word": "連環殺手"
    },
    {
      "code": "yue",
      "lang": "Chinese Cantonese",
      "roman": "lin⁴ waan⁴ saat³ sau²",
      "sense": "person who commits multiple murders",
      "word": "连环杀手"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "person who commits multiple murders",
      "word": "連環殺手"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "liánhuán shāshǒu",
      "sense": "person who commits multiple murders",
      "word": "连环杀手"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "person who commits multiple murders",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "sériový vrah"
    },
    {
      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "person who commits multiple murders",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "seriemorder"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "person who commits multiple murders",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "seriemoordenaar"
    },
    {
      "code": "eo",
      "lang": "Esperanto",
      "sense": "person who commits multiple murders",
      "word": "seria murdisto"
    },
    {
      "code": "et",
      "lang": "Estonian",
      "sense": "person who commits multiple murders",
      "word": "sarimõrvar"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "person who commits multiple murders",
      "word": "sarjamurhaaja"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "person who commits multiple murders",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "tueur en série"
    },
    {
      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "person who commits multiple murders",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "asasino en serie"
    },
    {
      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "person who commits multiple murders",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "asasina en serie"
    },
    {
      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "roman": "seriuli mḳvleli",
      "sense": "person who commits multiple murders",
      "word": "სერიული მკვლელი"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "person who commits multiple murders",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Serienmörder"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "person who commits multiple murders",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Serienkiller"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "sírial kíler",
      "sense": "person who commits multiple murders",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "σίριαλ κίλερ"
    },
    {
      "code": "he",
      "lang": "Hebrew",
      "roman": "rotseakh sidrati",
      "sense": "person who commits multiple murders",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "רוֹצֵחַ סִדְרָתִי"
    },
    {
      "code": "hi",
      "lang": "Hindi",
      "roman": "silsilevār qātil",
      "sense": "person who commits multiple murders",
      "word": "सिलसिलेवार क़ातिल"
    },
    {
      "code": "hi",
      "lang": "Hindi",
      "roman": "silsilevār hatyārā",
      "sense": "person who commits multiple murders",
      "word": "सिलसिलेवार हत्यारा"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "person who commits multiple murders",
      "word": "sorozatgyilkos"
    },
    {
      "code": "is",
      "lang": "Icelandic",
      "sense": "person who commits multiple murders",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "raðmorðingi"
    },
    {
      "code": "ik",
      "lang": "Inupiaq",
      "sense": "person who commits multiple murders",
      "word": "iñuaqtuqti"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "person who commits multiple murders",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "assassino seriale"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "person who commits multiple murders",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "assassina seriale"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "person who commits multiple murders",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "serial killer"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "person who commits multiple murders",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "omicida seriale"
    },
    {
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "shiriaru kirā",
      "sense": "person who commits multiple murders",
      "word": "シリアルキラー"
    },
    {
      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "yeonswaesarinbeom",
      "sense": "person who commits multiple murders",
      "word": "연쇄살인범"
    },
    {
      "code": "lv",
      "lang": "Latvian",
      "sense": "person who commits multiple murders",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "sērijveida slepkava"
    },
    {
      "code": "lb",
      "lang": "Luxembourgish",
      "sense": "person who commits multiple murders",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Seriemäerder"
    },
    {
      "code": "mk",
      "lang": "Macedonian",
      "roman": "seriski ubiec",
      "sense": "person who commits multiple murders",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "сериски убиец"
    },
    {
      "code": "ms",
      "lang": "Malay",
      "sense": "person who commits multiple murders",
      "word": "pembunuh bersiri"
    },
    {
      "code": "mn",
      "lang": "Mongolian",
      "roman": "cuvral aluurčin",
      "sense": "person who commits multiple murders",
      "word": "цуврал алуурчин"
    },
    {
      "code": "nb",
      "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
      "sense": "person who commits multiple murders",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "seriemorder"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "person who commits multiple murders",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "seryjny morderca"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "person who commits multiple murders",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "assassino em série"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "person who commits multiple murders",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "assassina em série"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "person who commits multiple murders",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "serial killer"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "person who commits multiple murders",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "asasin în serie"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "person who commits multiple murders",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "ucigaș în serie"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "seríjnyj ubíjca",
      "sense": "person who commits multiple murders",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "сери́йный уби́йца"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "person who commits multiple murders",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "serijski ubojica"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "person who commits multiple murders",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "serijska ubojica"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "person who commits multiple murders",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ],
      "word": "serijski ubojice"
    },
    {
      "code": "sk",
      "lang": "Slovak",
      "sense": "person who commits multiple murders",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "sériový vrah"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "person who commits multiple murders",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "asesino en serie"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "person who commits multiple murders",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "asesina en serie"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "person who commits multiple murders",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "asesino serial"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "person who commits multiple murders",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "seriemördare"
    },
    {
      "code": "th",
      "lang": "Thai",
      "roman": "kâat-dtà-gɔɔn-dtɔ̀ɔ-nʉ̂ʉang",
      "sense": "person who commits multiple murders",
      "word": "ฆาตกรต่อเนื่อง"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "person who commits multiple murders",
      "word": "seri katil"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "serijnyj ubyvcja",
      "sense": "person who commits multiple murders",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "серійний убивця"
    },
    {
      "code": "uz",
      "lang": "Uzbek",
      "sense": "person who commits multiple murders",
      "word": "serial qotil"
    },
    {
      "code": "cy",
      "lang": "Welsh",
      "sense": "person who commits multiple murders",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "llofrudd cyfresol"
    },
    {
      "code": "fy",
      "lang": "West Frisian",
      "sense": "person who commits multiple murders",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "searjemoardner"
    }
  ],
  "word": "serial killer"
}

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