Serial Killer (Noun)
Meaning
Someone who murders more than three victims one at a time in a relatively short interval.
Classification
Nouns denoting people.
Examples
- The FBI was tracking a serial killer who had already claimed the lives of seven young women in the past year.
- Detectives were stumped by the lack of evidence left behind by the serial killer who was terrorizing the city.
- The small town was gripped with fear as a serial killer was on the loose, targeting college students.
- After a thorough investigation, police finally caught the serial killer who had been murdering hitchhikers along the highway for months.
- The true crime documentary series profiled the notorious serial killer who had murdered dozens of people in the 1970s and 80s.