thriller English · revision 14963

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+ ==Pronunciation==

+ * IPA: /ˈθɹɪ.lə/ ''(UK)''; /ˈθɹɪ.ləɹ/ ''(US)''^(Wiktionary)

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+ ==Etymology==

+ It is formed from [[thrill]] and [[-er]].^(Etymonline)^(MWU 2024)

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+ ==Earliest recorded meaning==

+ A sensational story or play: 1889.^(Etymonline)^(OED 1989)^(MWU 2024)

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+ ==Semantic evolution==

+ Slang of about the same time also used thrill for a book giving thrilling sensations (1886).^(Etymonline) Thriller writers are named from 1925,^(OED 1989) and thrillerdom, the world of thrillers, is from 1922.^(OED 1989)

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+ ==Timeline==

+ * 1886 – a thrill, a sensational tale.^(Etymonline)

+ * 1889 – a thriller.^(Etymonline)^(OED 1989)

+ * 1922 – thrillerdom.^(OED 1989)

+ * 1925 – thriller writer.^(OED 1989)

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+ ==Modern meaning==

+ ===Noun===

+ # A book, film or play about crime, mystery or espionage, full of excitement and [[suspense]].^(AHD)^(Collins 2023)

+ # A person or thing that thrills.^(AHD)^(Collins 2023)

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+ ==Related words==

+ * [[thrill]]

+ * [[thrilling]]

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+ ==References==

+ {{reflist}}