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   As·sas·sin

   /əˈsas(ə)n/

   

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   • 1. a murderer of an important person in a surprise attack for political or religious reasons.
   • ▪ a member of the Nizari branch of Ismaili Muslims at the time of the Crusades, when the newly established sect ruled part of northern Persia (1094–1256). They were renowned as militant fanatics, and were popularly reputed to use hashish before going on murder missions.

   Word Origin mid 16th century: from French, or from medieval Latin assassinus, from Arabic ḥašīšī ‘hashish-eater’.

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   noun. These are words and phrases related to assassin. Click on any word or phrase to go to its thesaurus page. Or, go to the definition of assassin. John Wilkes Booth was Lincoln's assassin. Synonyms. killer. murderer. slayer. executioner. hit man. Slang.

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   Synonyms. killer, murderer, assassin, slayer, liquidator, hitman or woman (slang), exterminator. in the sense of hatchet man.

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    assassin. (noun) in the sense of murderer. Definition. a murderer of a prominent person. He memorized the number of the assassin's car. Synonyms. murderer. killer. slayer. liquidator. executioner. hitman or woman (slang) eliminator (slang) hatchet man or woman or person (slang) See examples for synonyms.

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    Synonyms for ASSASSIN: murderer, killer, slayer, executioner, gunman, assassinator, hatchet-man, hit-man, butcher, cain, bloodshedder, triggerman, apache, bravo, bloodletter, burker; Antonyms for ASSASSIN: victim.