as in murderer
a person who kills another person
shot down by an unknown assassin
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Recent Examples of assassin
García said the other man was an assassin for 18th Street.
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David Culver, CNN Money, 14 Apr. 2025
In The Accountant 2, premiering April 25 in theaters, Affleck and Bernthal reunite as brothers Christian and Braxton, who come together to help track down a mysterious assassin.
—Glenn Garner, Deadline, 16 Apr. 2025
The beret-lover with the $20,000 necklace (Lauren McKnight) was the second assassin.
—Sara Netzley, EW.com, 15 Apr. 2025
Who is a better assassin than someone who doesn’t feel anything?
—Lissete Lanuza Sáenz, StyleCaster, 14 Apr. 2025
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David Culver, CNN Money, 14 Apr. 2025
In The Accountant 2, premiering April 25 in theaters, Affleck and Bernthal reunite as brothers Christian and Braxton, who come together to help track down a mysterious assassin.
—Glenn Garner, Deadline, 16 Apr. 2025
The beret-lover with the $20,000 necklace (Lauren McKnight) was the second assassin.
—Sara Netzley, EW.com, 15 Apr. 2025
Who is a better assassin than someone who doesn’t feel anything?
—Lissete Lanuza Sáenz, StyleCaster, 14 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for assassin
Noun
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At 13, Dean is even the same age as Adolescence’s middle school murderer.—
Judy Berman,
Time,
2 May 2025
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Joe was able to talk Reynolds into releasing George, but when Reynolds went to raise his gun to Joe, an arriving Chee shot dead the murderer.—
Matt Webb Mitovich,
TVLine,
27 Apr. 2025
Noun
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But with a twist so big — Sarah being the killer of her adulterous husband Adam’s mistress, Kelly Summers, and the one who set him up for the murder while simultaneously defending him tooth and nail in court — where was Rose to go after that?—
Jennifer Maas,
Variety,
29 Apr. 2025
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Contrary to what these media headlines may say, AI is not a job killer.—
Ruchi Kulhari,
Forbes.com,
28 Apr. 2025
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“Assassin.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/assassin. Accessed 14 May. 2025.
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