assassin

Speech parts

1. assassin - Noun

2. assassin - Verb

Meaning

One who kills, or attempts to kill, by surprise or secret assault; one who treacherously murders any one unprepared for defense.

To assassinate.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

bravo assassinator slayer iceman ninja clipper ripper terminator bluebeard rifleman peterman soldier destroyer gorilla butcher
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Antonyms

beneficent producer valentine build offering prey
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Hypernyms

muslim moslem liquidator murderer manslayer

Phrases with the word

professional assassin assassin for hire arachnid assassin silken assassin hired assassin the small assassin

Examples

ACCORD, n. Harmony. ACCORDION, n. An instrument in harmony with the sentiments of an assassin. Ambrose Bierce

How shall the murdered man convince his assassin he will not haunt him. Malcolm Lowry

I think, in these days, especially in the States, you have to be a politician or an assassin or something, to really be a superstar. Jim Morrison

What they're not ready for is guys like you and I and Nails and all the other gnarly gnarlingtons in my life, that we are high priests, Vatican assassin warlocks. Boom. Print that, people. See where that goes. Charlie Sheen

Listen to me: a family man is never a real family man. An assassin is never entirely assassin. They play a role, you understand. While a dead man, he is really dead. To be or not to be, right? Jean-Paul Sartre

The slanderer kills a thousand times; the assassin but once. Ecuadoran Proverb

Close letter words and terms

assarion assarius assart assassin bug assassin fly assassin for hire