as in murderer
a person who kills another person
shot down by an unknown assassin
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Pitt and Jolie met on the set of Mr. and Mrs. Smith, the 2005 movie in which the two played married assassins.
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Elizabeth Blair, NPR, 31 Dec. 2024
Donald Trump is photographed pumping the air with his fist, seconds after narrowly avoiding an assassin's bullet at a rally in Pennsylvania.
—The Week Uk, theweek, 25 Dec. 2024
Richard Allen sentenced for killing 2 teen girls on hiking trail.
‘WACK’ JOB: Suspected UnitedHealthcare assassin's plan revealed in journal entries: affidavit.
—Fox News Staff, Fox News, 20 Dec. 2024
Snoop is more perseverant than threatening here, though the short film accompanying Missionary nods to a bloody, Tarantino-esque Up in Smoke Tour clip as the rapper and producer play two telepathic assassins.
—Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 18 Dec. 2024
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Elizabeth Blair, NPR, 31 Dec. 2024
Donald Trump is photographed pumping the air with his fist, seconds after narrowly avoiding an assassin's bullet at a rally in Pennsylvania.
—The Week Uk, theweek, 25 Dec. 2024
Richard Allen sentenced for killing 2 teen girls on hiking trail.
‘WACK’ JOB: Suspected UnitedHealthcare assassin's plan revealed in journal entries: affidavit.
—Fox News Staff, Fox News, 20 Dec. 2024
Snoop is more perseverant than threatening here, though the short film accompanying Missionary nods to a bloody, Tarantino-esque Up in Smoke Tour clip as the rapper and producer play two telepathic assassins.
—Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 18 Dec. 2024
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“Assassin.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/assassin. Accessed 22 Jan. 2025.
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