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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


SamplesHis assassins were hunted down like animals.
Assassinators of kings and emperors.


Synonymsassassinator, bravo


Broader (hypernym)liquidator, manslayer, murderer


Instance hyponymBooth, John Wilkes Booth, Lee Harvey Oswald, Oswald


Domain categorygovernment, 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









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