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thriller

[ thril-er ]

noun

  1. a person or thing that thrills.
  2. an exciting, suspenseful play or story, especially a mystery story.


thriller

/ ˈθɪə /

noun

  1. a book, film, play, etc, depicting crime, mystery, or espionage in an atmosphere of excitement and suspense
  2. a person or thing that thrills
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

thriller

  1. A suspenseful, sensational story or film: “Ken Follett writes best-selling spy thrillers.”
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Notes

In Great Britain , the word thriller is sometimes used for all mystery novels : “Martha Grimes, an American, writes British-style thrillers.”
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of thriller1

1885–90; 1920–25 thriller fordef 2; thrill + -er 1
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The Telegraph has awarded the show five stars, calling it a "superb crime thriller of betrayals and shifting loyalties".

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"A lifestyle show is never going to be at the top against a drama or a thriller... For Netflix, I reckon it's about as expected."

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The screenplay for the sci-fi thriller “Parallel” caught Ezban’s eye for its originality among more generic prospects and became his first crossover venture.

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Risk and desperation give the book the fresh edge of a thriller while maintaining its larger focus as an entwined story of family and imperialist history.

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Chris Hemsworth – who many speculate is in the running to become James Bond – was there to show off Crime 101, a thriller focused on robberies along Los Angeles' 101 Freeway.

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