as in murderer
a person who kills another person
shot down by an unknown assassin
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Recent Examples of assassin
In fact, her role as Princess Pei Pei in Shanghai Noon is what led her to play assassin O-Ren Ishii in the Kill Bill films.
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Daysia Tolentino, Entertainment Weekly, 26 Jan. 2026
Based on the novel by Stephen King, The Running Man is a dystopian sci-fi movie about a reality TV show where contestants, known as Runners, must survive 30 days while being hunted by professional assassins.
—Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 23 Jan. 2026
Kirk's alleged assassin was in court last week, where his attorneys argued that the entire prosecution team should be disqualified.
—Peter D'abrosca, FOXNews.com, 18 Jan. 2026
In the first season of action thriller A Shop For Killers, Kim Hye-jun starred as Jeong Ji-an, a college student who must fight off a bevy of highly skilled assassins while trying to get to the bottom of her uncle’s death.
—Kayti Burt, Time, 14 Jan. 2026
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Daysia Tolentino, Entertainment Weekly, 26 Jan. 2026
Based on the novel by Stephen King, The Running Man is a dystopian sci-fi movie about a reality TV show where contestants, known as Runners, must survive 30 days while being hunted by professional assassins.
—Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 23 Jan. 2026
Kirk's alleged assassin was in court last week, where his attorneys argued that the entire prosecution team should be disqualified.
—Peter D'abrosca, FOXNews.com, 18 Jan. 2026
In the first season of action thriller A Shop For Killers, Kim Hye-jun starred as Jeong Ji-an, a college student who must fight off a bevy of highly skilled assassins while trying to get to the bottom of her uncle’s death.
—Kayti Burt, Time, 14 Jan. 2026
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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 2 Feb. 2026.
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