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BNC: 19407 COCA: 13003

painkiller

1 ENTRIES FOUND:
painkiller /ˈpeɪnˌkɪlɚ/ noun
plural painkillers
painkiller
/ˈpeɪnˌkɪlɚ/
noun
plural painkillers
Learner's definition of PAINKILLER
[count]
: a drug that decreases or removes pain that you feel in your body止痛药

— painkilling

/ˈpeɪnˌkɪlɪŋ/ adjective, always used before a noun
BNC: 19407 COCA: 13003

painkiller

noun

pain·​kill·​er ˈpān-ˌki-lər How to pronounce painkiller (audio)
variants or less commonly pain-killer
: something (such as a drug) that relieves pain
pain-killing adjective
or painkilling

Example Sentences

I took some over-the-counter painkillers for my headache. after her oral surgery, she was given a prescription for a mild painkiller
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Word History

First Known Use

1849, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of painkiller was in 1849
BNC: 19407 COCA: 13003

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