Collocation Dictionary
Common collocations with killer in British Collocation
killer
noun
countable
What are red words?
Around 90% of spoken and written English relies on just 7,500 common words.
These words are highlighted in red and are ranked using a star system.
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What are red words?
Around 90% of spoken and written English relies on just 7,500 common words.These words are highlighted in red and are ranked using a star system.
- One-star words are commonly used
- Two-star words are even more common
- Three-star words are the most frequently used
mentally ill
A psychopathic killer viciously attacked a woman journalist returning home from a TV broadcast.
killing several people one after another
At the same time, another serial killer also began killing women in the Yorkshire area.
cruel
He’s then sent to track down the sadistic killer.
real
Is the real killer still out there?
lacking sympathy
Ripley is an unscrupulous art dealer and also a cold-blooded killer.
famous
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
The alleged killers, three policemen, are in jail.
paid to be a killer
The suspect is known to have approached a contract killer a month before her murder.
catch a killer
The parents of the schoolboy say they will not rest until their son’s killers are caught.
try to catch a killer
Murder squad police are still hunting the killer of the two young men.
find out who the killer is
After three months, however, police have not identified his killer.
make a killer have a trial
So began a long investigation to bring her killer to justice.