assassin
a murderer, especially one who kills a politically prominent person for fanatical or monetary reasons.
(initial capital letter) one of an order of Muslim fanatics, active in Persia and Syria from about 1090 to 1272, whose chief object was to assassinate Crusaders.
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Throughout the 1970s, its hallways swarmed with traffickers, assassins and celebrities.
The assassins on boda-bodas easily disappear after eliminating their targets.
Uganda’s popular boda-bodas are now part of the government’s surveillance system | Stephen Kafeero | August 6, 2021 | QuartzHe’s a capable assassin with such calm composure you’d never realize he’s dying from a disease.
Every ‘Mass Effect’ squadmate, ranked from a storytelling perspective | Jhaan Elker | June 4, 2021 | Washington PostShe takes the boy under her wing and the two struggle to survive as assassins close in, setting the surrounding forest ablaze.
Spymasters give clues that lead their teams through a minefield of words that belong to the opposing teams and the dreaded assassin.
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But the current pontiff, for reasons one might fully understand, declined to meet the would-be papal assassin.
Pope-Shooter Ali Agca’s Very Weird Vatican Visit | Barbie Latza Nadeau | December 29, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThere was no assassin but despite the overwhelming presence of troops and FBI agents, violent incidents still occurred.
Honoring The Late John Doar, A Nearly Forgotten Hero Of The Civil Rights Era | Gary May | November 15, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTHe karate-chops a final stray assassin, then they exchange vows.
Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt Got Married and We’re Worried About Jennifer Aniston | Kevin Fallon, Tim Teeman | August 28, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTEarly scenes show her in an all-white suit, ambushing an assassin.
The CIA Spook Turned Comic Book Scribe: Robin Grabs a Gun in ‘Grayson’ | Rich Goldstein | June 24, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTIndeed, every assassin's Creed game—aside from a small segment of one—has had a man as its center.
He received the blow on his arm, grappled with the assassin, and throwing him on the ground despatched him with his own dagger.
The Every Day Book of History and Chronology | Joel MunsellThen, after all the inquiries you instituted, you were really unable to point to the actual assassin?
The Doctor of Pimlico | William Le QueuxIf you are so certain that Enid Orlebar is implicated in the affair, if not the actual assassin, why don't you interrogate her?
The Doctor of Pimlico | William Le QueuxThe assassin gallops away upon his mare, and seeks by night to cross the Rhone.
Frdric Mistral | Charles Alfred DownerYes, with the eyes of a veritable assassin, for at that moment M. Joyeuse is dreaming a terrible dream.
The Nabob | Alphonse Daudet
British Dictionary definitions for assassin (1 of 2)
/ (əˈsæsɪn) /
a murderer, esp one who kills a prominent political figure
Origin of assassin
1British Dictionary definitions for Assassin (2 of 2)
/ (əˈsæsɪn) /
a member of a secret sect of Muslim fanatics operating in Persia and Syria from about 1090 to 1256, murdering their victims, usually Crusaders
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