1
capitalized
: a member of a Shia Muslim sect who at the time of the Crusades was sent out on a suicidal mission to murder prominent enemies
2
: a person who commits murder
especially
: one who murders a politically important person either for money or from fanatical adherence to a cause
Examples of assassin in a Sentence
John Wilkes Booth was the assassin of Abraham Lincoln.
shot down by an unknown assassin
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Joe must face the numerous villains — including one assassin played by Terry Crews — and reveal his double life to Macy.
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Tommy McArdle, Peoplemag, 5 June 2024
Minnesota simply cannot end up in clutch-time situations against two of the league’s great late-game assassins.
—Jace Frederick, Twin Cities, 24 May 2024
An amiable, Honda Civic–driving, bird-watching Everyman in shorts and glasses, Gary somehow turns out to be the perfect fake assassin.
—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 24 May 2024
The issue was that Sydney/Francie scenes could never compete with ones where Sydney ran away from assassins while wearing a multi-colored wig, while Will’s journalist investigation into Sydney’s true employer kept risking both her life and his.
—Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 20 May 2024
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Tommy McArdle, Peoplemag, 5 June 2024
Minnesota simply cannot end up in clutch-time situations against two of the league’s great late-game assassins.
—Jace Frederick, Twin Cities, 24 May 2024
An amiable, Honda Civic–driving, bird-watching Everyman in shorts and glasses, Gary somehow turns out to be the perfect fake assassin.
—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 24 May 2024
The issue was that Sydney/Francie scenes could never compete with ones where Sydney ran away from assassins while wearing a multi-colored wig, while Will’s journalist investigation into Sydney’s true employer kept risking both her life and his.
—Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 20 May 2024
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“Assassin.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/assassin. Accessed 15 Jun. 2024.
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assassin
noun
as·sas·sin
ə-ˈsas-ən 
: a person who kills another person
especially
: one who murders a politically important person either for pay or from loyalty to a cause
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