US /ˈθɹɪ.ləɹ/ UK /ˈθɹɪ.lə/
noun Freq #18880

Meanings

  1. 1
    noun

    An exciting book, film, or play full of suspense, often about crime or danger.

    She loves reading crime thrillers on holiday.

Thesaurus

Word family
Forms thrillers
Derived forms ecothriller
Related forms chillerpage-turner

Etymology

From thrill + -er.

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