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Common collocations with killer in American Collocation

killer noun countable

US /ˈkɪlər/

mentally ill

crazed
deranged
mad
psychopathic
psychotic

A psychopathic killer viciously attacked a woman journalist returning home from a TV broadcast.

killing several people one after another

serial

At the same time, another serial killer also began killing women in the Yorkshire area.

cruel

brutal
sadistic
vicious

He’s then sent to track down the sadistic killer.

real

real

Is the real killer still out there?

lacking sympathy

cold-blooded
cold-hearted
merciless
ruthless

Ripley is an unscrupulous art dealer and also a cold-blooded killer.

famous

infamous
notorious

Is it possible that the infamous killer, never captured by the London police, has made his way to the streets of New York City?

claimed to be a killer

accused
alleged
suspected

The alleged killers, three policemen, are in jail.

paid to be a killer

contract
hired
professional

The suspect is known to have approached a contract killer a month before her murder.

catch a killer

apprehend
arrest
catch
find
stop

The parents of the schoolboy say they will not rest until their son’s killers are caught.

try to catch a killer

hunt
trace
track
track down

Murder squad police are still hunting the killer of the two young men.

find out who the killer is

identify

After three months, however, police have not identified his killer.

make a killer have a trial

bring someone to justice

So began a long investigation to bring her killer to justice.