Thriller

//ˈθɹɪ.lə// noun

noun ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    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."

  2. 2
    a suspenseful adventure story or play or movie wordnet
  3. 3
    A suspenseful, sensational genre of story, book, play, film.

    "She loves to read thriller books."

  4. 4
    A sharp, usually sweetened herbal tea flavored with a fruit or berry.

Synonyms

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3-dadventure storyallegoryanimated cartoonapologuebedtime story

Example

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"Our new serial thriller begins at 7.30 this evening."

Etymology

From thrill + -er.

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