as in murderer
a person who kills another person
shot down by an unknown assassin
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Recent Examples of assassin
Instead, look for de Armas’ ballerina assassin to turn up in Reeves’ sequel, John Wick 5, which was announced at CinemaCon 2025 in April.
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Tim Lammers, Forbes.com, 6 June 2025
New threats emerge, including a ruthless new villain (Bill Skarsgård) and a blind assassin from Wick’s past, played by Donnie Yen in a standout performance.
—Emily Blackwood, People.com, 6 June 2025
The operation, made up of Belarusian contract killers, runs a ballet academy that is a front for their assassin training facility.
—Shannon Carlin, Time, 6 June 2025
Keanu Reeves has played assassin John Wick in four mainline movies.
—Jeremy Hanna, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 June 2025
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Tim Lammers, Forbes.com, 6 June 2025
New threats emerge, including a ruthless new villain (Bill Skarsgård) and a blind assassin from Wick’s past, played by Donnie Yen in a standout performance.
—Emily Blackwood, People.com, 6 June 2025
The operation, made up of Belarusian contract killers, runs a ballet academy that is a front for their assassin training facility.
—Shannon Carlin, Time, 6 June 2025
Keanu Reeves has played assassin John Wick in four mainline movies.
—Jeremy Hanna, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for assassin
Noun
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Released in the height of the true crime-craze, real-life murders and murderers were depicted, including Charles Manson and David Berkowitz.—
Rance Collins,
IndieWire,
21 June 2025
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Tony Crane, who plays JJ’s estranged father/murderer Chandler Groff, and Cullen Moss, who plays Sheriff Victor Shoupe, have been upped to series regular for Season 5, TVLine has learned.—
Kimberly Roots,
TVLine,
20 June 2025
Noun
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The first film saw Pattinson's Dark Knight tangoing with the Riddler (Paul Dano), a serial killer plaguing Gotham City.—
EW.com,
EW.com,
28 June 2025
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Working with you seems complex Beyond confusion there’s another killer: complexity.—
Jodie Cook,
Forbes.com,
27 June 2025
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“Assassin.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/assassin. Accessed 1 Jul. 2025.
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