English
killer
Killer comes from Middle English killer.
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500killer
- Englishearliest quotation 1734same form
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500killer
- Englishearliest quotation 1734same form
Earliest quotation: 1734, Royal society of London, Volume 9: “Theſe Killers are from twenty to thirty Feet long,…”
Every English word from Middle English killer
Today it means
noun One who or that which kills.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Middle English killer / killer