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SPREE KILLER
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Dictionary entry overview: What does spree killer mean?
• SPREE KILLER (noun)
The noun SPREE KILLER has 1 sense:
1. a serial killer whose murders occur within a brief period of time
Familiarity information: SPREE KILLER used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A serial killer whose murders occur within a brief period of time
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Hypernyms ("spree killer" is a kind of...):
serial killer; serial murderer (someone who murders more than three victims one at a time in a relatively short interval)
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