painkiller meaning

Noun: painkiller  'peyn`kilu(r)

1. A medicine used to relieve pain
   - analgesic, anodyne, pain pill

Derived forms: painkillers

Type of: medicament, medication, medicinal drug, medicine

Encyclopedia: Painkiller

[American slang]
n. liquor.
• Pass that bottle of painkiller over here. My throat hurts.
• He should look happy. He's full of painkiller.

[Medicine]
n : something (as a drug) that relieves pain — pain·kill·ing adj

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1. perhaps some aspirin or painkillers might help.
2. b i'll get you some painkillers from the pharmacy
3. the doctor gave him a prescription for painkillers
4. you don't get it, do you ? you're my painkiller
5. i'll get you some painkillers from the pharmacy