A killer is someone or something that kills, such as a

murderer Murder is the unlawful killing of another human without justification or valid excuse, especially the unlawful killing of another human with malice aforethought. ("The killing of another person without justification or excuse, especially the ...

or a

serial killer A serial killer is typically a person who murders three or more persons,A * * * * with the murders taking place over more than a month and including a significant period of time between them. While most authorities set a threshold of three ...

. Killer may also refer to:

Arts, entertainment, and media

Fictional characters

* Killer (''Home and Away''), a character from ''Home and Away'' *

Killer Kane Killer Kane is a fictional character in the ''Buck Rogers'' comic strip and its subsequent 1939 ''Buck Rogers'' serial film produced by Universal Studios.M. Keith Brooker, ''Encyclopedia of Comic Books and Graphic Novels''.Santa Barbara, Calif. ...

, the villain of the 1939 Buck Rogers film serial

Films

* ''Killer!'' (1969 film), an alternative title for ''This Man Must Die'' * ''Killer'' (1991 film), a Telugu film starring Akkineni Nagarjuna * ''Killer'' (1994 film) (a.k.a. ''Bulletproof Heart''), a film starring

Anthony LaPaglia Anthony LaPaglia (, ; born 31 January 1959) is an Australian actor. He is best known for his role as Jack Malone in the television drama ''Without a Trace'' (2002–2009), for which he received a Golden Globe Award in 2004. LaPaglia won a Pr ...

and Mimi Rogers, and featuring Peter Boyle * ''Killer: A Journal of Murder'' (film), a 1996 film about serial killer Carl Panzram * ''Killer'' (1998 film), a French/Kazakhstani crime drama

Games

* Killer (game), a parlor game played with cards and candles *

Killer (pool) Killer or killers is a multi-player folk variant of straight pool Straight pool, which is also called 14.1 continuous and 14.1 rack, is a cue sport in which two competing players attempt to as many billiard balls as possible without playin ...

, a multi-player pocket billiards (pool) game * Killer, a climbing card game related to tiến lên * Killer, a variant of the game of

darts Darts or dart-throwing is a competitive sport in which two or more players bare-handedly throw small sharp-pointed missiles known as darts at a round target known as a dartboard. Points can be scored by hitting specific marked areas of the bo ...

Assassin (game) Assassin (also Killer) is a live-action game in which players try to eliminate one another using mock weapons, in an effort to become the last surviving player. Assassin is particularly popular on college campuses; several universities have a ...

, or Killer, a live-action role-playing game *

Killer sudoku Killer sudoku (also killer su doku, sumdoku, sum doku, sumoku, addoku, or samunamupure) is a puzzle that combines elements of sudoku and kakuro. Despite the name, the simpler killer sudokus can be easier to solve than regular sudokus, depen ...

, or ''samunamupure'', a variant of sudoku * '' Killer: The Game of Assassination'', a live action role-playing game set of rules first published by Steve Jackson Games in 1982

Literature

* ''Killer'' (novel) a novel by Sara Shepard, part of The Pretty Little Liars series * ''Killer: A Journal of Murder'' (novel), a 1970 biographical novel upon which the 1996 film is based

Music

Groups

* Killer (Finnish band), an early 2000s Finnish alternative and experimental rock band *

Killer (Swiss band) Killer is a Swiss heavy metal group founded in 1979 by guitarist Edgar "Crown" Kocher after a 3-year stint with the band Kaktus. Kocher's trademark is wearing striped prison garb on stage. Between 1981 and 1986, Killer released 4 studio albums ...

, a hard rock band *

Killer (Belgian band) Killer is a Belgian heavy metal band founded in 1980. The lead guitarist is Paul Shorty Van Camp. History Killer was founded in 1980 by Paul "Shorty" Van Camp (lead guitar and lead vocals) and "Fat Leo" (drums), who had just split up their previ ...

, a hard rock band

Albums

* ''Killer'' (Alice Cooper album), a 1971 rock album by Alice Cooper * ''Killer'' (video), a music DVD by Die Ärzte released in 1999 * ''Killer'' (Tech N9ne album), 2008 rap album by Tech N9ne

Songs

* "Killer" (Kiss song), 1982 * "Killer" (Adamski song), 1990, featuring Seal as a vocalist * "Killer" (Fazer song), 2012 * "Killer", a song by Van Der Graaf Generator from ''

H to He, Who Am the Only One ''H to He, Who Am the Only One'' is the third album by the British progressive rock band Van der Graaf Generator. It was released in 1970 on Charisma Records. The band recorded the album in several stages throughout mid-1970 in Trident Studio ...

'', 1970 * "Killer", a song by Boy Kill Boy from ''

Civilian Civilians under international humanitarian law are "persons who are not members of the armed forces" and they are not " combatants if they carry arms openly and respect the laws and customs of war". It is slightly different from a non-combatant ...

'', 2006 * "Killer", a song by The Hoosiers from ''

The Trick to Life ''The Trick to Life'' is the debut studio album by English indie pop band The Hoosiers. It was released in the United Kingdom on 22 October 2007 by RCA Records. Four singles were released from the album. Album cover The album was released with ...

'', 2007 * "Killer", a song by Dev from '' The Night The Sun Came Up'', 2011 * "Killer", a song by Krokus from ''

Painkiller An analgesic drug, also called simply an analgesic (American English), analgaesic (British English), pain reliever, or painkiller, is any member of the group of drugs used to achieve relief from pain (that is, analgesia or pain management). It i ...

'', 1978 * "Killer", a song by Kali Uchis from '' Isolation'', 2018 * "Killer", a song by Eminem from the deluxe edition of ''

Music to Be Murdered By ''Music to Be Murdered By'' is the eleventh studio album by American rapper Eminem. It was released on January 17, 2020, by Shady Records, Aftermath Entertainment, and Interscope Records. Just like Eminem’s previous studio album ''Kamikaze'' ( ...

'', 2020

Television

* "Killer" (''CSI''), an episode from the sixth season of the American television series ''CSI: Crime Scene Investigation'' (2006) * "Killer" (''Taggart''), the 1983 pilot episode and title of the later renamed Scottish detective TV series ''Taggart'' * ''Killer'' (TV series), a 1984 British thriller series which aired on ITV

People

Killer (nickname) As a nickname, Killer or The Killer may refer to: People known as Killer * Pietro Aurino (born 1977), Italian former boxer * Keegan Brown (born 1992), English darts player * Fred Burke (1893–1940), American armed robber and contract killer * C ...

, a list of people known as "Killer" or "The Killer" * Killer Brooks (born 1947), ring name of American professional wrestler Tim Brooks *

Killer Khan Krugman, Michael. ''André the Giant: A Legendary Life'', p.48. (born March 6, 1947) is a Japanese retired professional wrestler. Popularly known as Killer Khan, he was billed from Mongolia and had numerous high-profile matches with André the G ...

(born 1947), ring name of Japanese professional wrestler Masashi Ozawa *

Daniel Killer Daniel Pedro Killer (born 21 December 1949) is a Argentine former football defender who was part of the Argentina squad that won the 1978 FIFA World Cup. Daniel and his brother Mario were part of the Rosario Central team that won the Primera Di ...

(born 1949), former Argentine footballer * Tobias Killer (born 1993), German footballer * Bob Konovsky (1934–1982), American National Football League player and professional wrestler known as "Killer Konovsky" *

Killer Kowalski Walter Kowalski (born Edward Władysław Spulnik; October 13, 1926 – August 30, 2008), known professionally as Killer Kowalski, was a Polish-Canadian professional wrestler. Kowalski wrestled for numerous promotions during his career, includin ...

(1926–2008), ring name of Polish-Canadian professional wrestler Władek Kowalski

Science and technology

Killer (computer) Operation Sundevil was a 1990 nationwide United States Secret Service crackdown on "illegal computer Hacker (computer security), hacking activities." It involved raids in approximately fifteen different cities and resulted in three arrests and the ...

, an AT&T public-access UNIX machine involved in Operation Sundevil *

Death receptor 5 Death receptor 5 (DR5), also known as TRAIL receptor 2 (TRAILR2) and tumor necrosis factor receptor superfamily member 10B (TNFRSF10B), is a cell surface receptor of the TNF-receptor superfamily that binds TRAIL and mediates apoptosis. Function ...

, a tumor necrosis factor receptor superfamily, member 10b, a human gene, alias KILLER *

Killer application In marketing terminology, a killer application (commonly shortened to killer app) is any computer program or software that is so necessary or desirable that it proves the core value of some larger technology, such as computer hardware, a video game ...

or killer app, a computer program that is so necessary or desirable that it proves the core value of some larger technology * Killer NIC, a network interface card manufactured by Bigfoot Networks *

Killer yeast A killer yeast is a yeast, such as ''Saccharomyces cerevisiae'', which is able to secrete one of a number of toxic proteins which are lethal to susceptible cells. These "killer toxins" are polypeptides that kill sensitive cells of the same or relat ...

, a yeast, such as ''Saccharomyces cerevisiae'', which is able to secrete one of a number of toxic proteins which are lethal to receptive cells

Other uses

* Killer (philately), a term for a heavy stamp cancellation mark * Killer, Germany, a village in the town of Burladingen, in the Killertal valley