n.
☞ The killers have a high dorsal fin, and powerful jaws armed with large, sharp teeth. They capture, and swallow entire, large numbers of seals, porpoises, and dolphins, and are celebrated for their savage, combined attacks upon the right whales, which they are said to mutilate and kill. The common Atlantic species (Orca gladiator), is found both on the European and the American coast. Two species (Orca ater and Orca rectipinna) occur on the Pacific coast. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. see killer{ 2 }. [ PJC ]
n. A gallant who captivates the hearts of women. “A renowned dandy and lady-killer.” Blackw. Mag. [ 1913 Webster ]
. Any of several arthropods erroneously supposed to kill live stock, in the southern United States, by stinging or by being swallowed; as:
n. [ So called because it is believed to kill and impale on thorns nine birds, etc., in succession. ] (Zool.) The northern butcher bird. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. A medicine used in to relieve pain.