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Noun: painkiller  'peyn,ki-lu(r)
  1. A medicine used to relieve pain
    "He took a painkiller to alleviate his headache";
    - analgesic, anodyne, pain pill

Derived forms: painkillers

Type of: med [informal], medicament, medication, medicinal drug, medicine

Encyclopedia: Painkiller