Painkiller
/ˈpeɪnˌkɪlə(ɹ)/ noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 A drug that numbs the pain in the body.
"Near-synonym: analgesia"
- 2 a medicine used to relieve pain wordnet
Example
More examples"If you have pain, take a painkiller."
Etymology
From pain + killer.