English noun: assassin | |||
1. | assassin (person) a murderer (especially one who kills a prominent political figure) who kills by a surprise attack and often is hired to do the deed | ||
Samples | His assassins were hunted down like animals. Assassinators of kings and emperors. | ||
Synonyms | assassinator, bravo | ||
Broader (hypernym) | liquidator, manslayer, murderer | ||
Instance hyponym | Booth, John Wilkes Booth, Lee Harvey Oswald, Oswald | ||
Domain category | government, political science, politics | ||
2. | assassin (person) a member of a secret order of Muslims (founded in the 12th century) who terrorized and killed Christian Crusaders | ||
Broader (hypernym) | Moslem, Muslim | ||