The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
painkiller \pain"kil`ler\ n. A medicine used in to relieve pain. Syn: analgesic, anodyne, pain pill. [WordNet 1.5]WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
painkiller n 1: a medicine used to relieve pain [syn: analgesic, anodyne, painkiller, pain pill]