noun, masculine/ˈθrileɾ/plural: thrillers
thriller (genre of fiction)
Etymology tree English thrill Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere English -er English thrillerubor. Spanish thriller Unadapted borrowing from English thriller.