as in murderer
a person who kills another person
shot down by an unknown assassin
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Recent Examples of assassin
The internet has the ability to create assassins and sway elections and destroy families, to waste our time and wreck our life.
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Gideon Leek, The Atlantic, 13 Jan. 2026
In this installment, the assassin known — for now — only as the Bride (Uma Thurman) takes her single-minded revenge campaign to Japan (plus a stopover in the American suburbs).
—Katie Rife, Entertainment Weekly, 12 Jan. 2026
Though detectives conclude that assassin cult members Ash (Jon Pointing) and Dee Dee (Maeve Courtier-Lilley) were the ones who killed Aaron, Paige revealed that the real killer was Ingrid.
—Emily Blackwood, PEOPLE, 5 Jan. 2026
In Robinson Devor’s fascinating documentary, the filmmaker explores how Moore came close to succeeding in her aim, building his narrative around interviews with the would-be assassin after she was released from prison following 32 years behind bars.
—Matthew Carey, Deadline, 29 Dec. 2025
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Gideon Leek, The Atlantic, 13 Jan. 2026
In this installment, the assassin known — for now — only as the Bride (Uma Thurman) takes her single-minded revenge campaign to Japan (plus a stopover in the American suburbs).
—Katie Rife, Entertainment Weekly, 12 Jan. 2026
Though detectives conclude that assassin cult members Ash (Jon Pointing) and Dee Dee (Maeve Courtier-Lilley) were the ones who killed Aaron, Paige revealed that the real killer was Ingrid.
—Emily Blackwood, PEOPLE, 5 Jan. 2026
In Robinson Devor’s fascinating documentary, the filmmaker explores how Moore came close to succeeding in her aim, building his narrative around interviews with the would-be assassin after she was released from prison following 32 years behind bars.
—Matthew Carey, Deadline, 29 Dec. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for assassin
Noun
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On Monday, a jury found Townsend guilty of endangerment and concealing a homicide, but the murderer is still out there.—
Jermont Terry,
CBS News,
28 Jan. 2026
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What starts as a hunt for a murderer escalates into an undercover operation to foil a far-right bomb plot in the heart of London.—
Max Goldbart,
Deadline,
28 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Bong Joon-ho’s Memories of Murder (2003) used the serial killer genre to explore the country’s transition from military dictatorship to democracy.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
29 Jan. 2026
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He’s supposed to be this mastermind serial killer, always one step ahead, always so smart and devious and charismatic.—
Erik Kain,
Forbes.com,
29 Jan. 2026
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“Assassin.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/assassin. Accessed 30 Jan. 2026.
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