how to pronounce killer

/ˈkɪlɐ/

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killer is pronounced in two syllables

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An example use of killer in a speech by a native speaker of standard german:

“… beispiel mit dem killer clown der …”

meanings of killer

noun:

An ink eradicator, ink eraser.
A killer, murderer (male or of unspecified sex) (usually either a paid killer, contract killer, gunman, hitman or a serial killer, often in proper nouns, e.g., in tabloids).

killer frequency in german - C1 level of CEFR

the word killer occurs in german on average 7.1 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C1 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.