thriller en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- (Southern-England) audio
- /ˈθɹɪ.ləɹ/ (Canada, General-American, Scotland)
- /ˈθɹə.lɐ/ (New-Zealand)
- /ˈt̪ʰɾi.ləɾ/ (India)
- /ˈθɹɪ.lə/ (Australia, Received-Pronunciation)
Etymology
Etymology tree English thrill Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere English -er English thriller From thrill + -er.
Meanings
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(qualifier:generally) Something that thrills.
While Arsenal had enjoyed a Boxing Day break thanks to the cancellation of their game against West Ham, Newcastle had come out of the wrong end of a thriller at Old Trafford and Pardew said that strain accounted for his side conceding four goals at the Emirates after Demba Ba had drawn Newcastle level for the third time in the 69th minute.
2012 December 29, Paul Doyle, “Arsenal's Theo Walcott hits hat-trick in thrilling victory over Newcastle”, in The Guardian:
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A suspenseful, sensational genre of story, book, play, film.
She loves to read thriller books.
- A sharp, usually sweetened herbal tea flavored with a fruit or berry.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| thrillers | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
thrillerdom · technothriller · cyberthriller · psychothriller · ecothriller · superthriller · thrilleresque · thrillerlike · thrillmance
Hypernyms
mystery novel · whodunit · detective story · crime fiction
Relateds
Synonyms
Translations (63)
fr polar (genre of fiction) · es suspense (genre of fiction) · el θρίλερ (genre of fiction) · ar إِثَارَة (genre of fiction) · cy iasoer (genre of fiction) · uk три́лер (genre of fiction) · nb grøsser (genre of fiction) · sv rysare (genre of fiction) · bg три́лър (genre of fiction) · ro thriller (genre of fiction) · is reyfari (genre of fiction) · it thriller (genre of fiction) · ar قِصَّة مُثِيرَة (genre of fiction) · fi jännitysnäytelmä (genre of fiction) · ar فِلْم مُثِيرَة (genre of fiction) · sl triler (genre of fiction) · fr thriller (genre of fiction) · da knaldroman (genre of fiction) · gl suspense (genre of fiction) · ar قِصَّة مُثِيرَة (genre of fiction) · fi jännitysromaani (genre of fiction) · mi pikitia pohopā (genre of fiction) · hy թրիլլեր (genre of fiction) · lv trilleris (genre of fiction) · lt trileris (genre of fiction) · pl film sensacyjny (genre of fiction) · fi jännäri (genre of fiction) · fa دلهرهآور (genre of fiction) · sk triler (genre of fiction) · sh три̏лер (genre of fiction) · fi jännityskertomus (genre of fiction) · be тры́лер (genre of fiction) · ja スリラー (genre of fiction) · ko 스릴러 (genre of fiction) · es tríler (genre of fiction) · eo trilero (genre of fiction) · mi paki pohopā (genre of fiction) · hu thriller (genre of fiction) · sh trȉler (genre of fiction) · de Thriller (genre of fiction) · mk три́лер (genre of fiction) · ar ثْرِيلَّر (genre of fiction) · pt suspense (genre of fiction) · fi trilleri (genre of fiction) · nn grøssar (genre of fiction) · ka თრილერი (genre of fiction) · nl thriller (genre of fiction) · es thriller (genre of fiction) · pl dreszczowiec (genre of fiction) · sv thriller (genre of fiction) · pt thriller (genre of fiction) · mi paki pohopā (something that thrills) · mi pohopā (something that thrills) · fi jännityselokuva (genre of fiction) · pl thriller (genre of fiction) · et triller (genre of fiction) · tr gerilim (genre of fiction) · id mencekam (genre of fiction) · ru три́ллер (genre of fiction) · fa مهیج (genre of fiction) · cmn 驚悚 /惊悚 (genre of fiction) · mr थ्रिलर (genre of fiction) · cs thriller (genre of fiction)