spree killer

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   a serial killer whose murders occur within a brief period of time

   Broaderserial killer

Questions about spree killer

What does spree killer mean?

spree killer means "a serial killer whose murders occur within a brief period of time".

Is spree killer a common word?

spree killer is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.