thriller B1 Topic:Entertainment & Leisure US /ˈθɹɪ.ləɹ/ UK /ˈθɹɪ.lə/ See IPA manual Freq #18880 Meanings 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 AI details From thrill + -er. Topics Entertainment & Leisure External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # thriller **Type:** Word **Level:** B1 **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ˈθɹɪ.ləɹ/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈθɹɪ.lə/ **Frequency rank:** 18880 ## Meanings 1. An exciting book, film, or play full of suspense, often about crime or danger. ## Examples - She loves reading crime thrillers on holiday. ## Derived Forms - ecothriller ## Related Forms - chiller - page-turner ## Etymology From thrill + -er. ## AI Etymology Thriller is from thrill + -er. The surface analysis is thrill + -er. In present-day use, it can mean an exciting book, film, or play full of suspense, often about crime or danger. Derived formations include ecothriller. ## Topics - Entertainment & Leisure markdown