Cambridge Dictionaries online Cambridge Dictionaries online

The most popular online dictionary and thesaurus for learners of English

  

serial

adjective [before noun]
 
 
/ˈsɪə.ri.əl/ US  /ˈsɪr.i-/

Definition

C1 describes a person who repeatedly commits the same serious crime, often using the same method, or a serious crime that is committed repeatedly by one person: She wrote a thriller about a brutal serial killer. a serial rapist serial murders/killingsContinually and repeatedly
(Definition of serial adjective from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)
Focus on the pronunciation of serial