Synonyms of assassin

assassin

noun

ə-ˈsa-sᵊn 

as in murderer

a person who kills another person

shot down by an unknown assassin

Synonyms & Similar Words

• murderer
• killer
• homicide
• torpedo
• cutthroat
• manslayer
• butcher
• slayer
• executioner
• slaughterer
• triggerman
• murderess
• massacrer
• hit man
• bravo

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of assassin

Many of Ellis’s most awful characters are the most conventionally attractive, their looks serving as a shield against their various crimes; Murphy co-created The Beauty, in which tech moguls and assassins kill to be beautiful. — Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 5 Aug. 2026

César Gastélum, 25, who was shot dead late Tuesday — apparently targeted by assassins on a motorcycle — had hundreds of thousands of followers on TikTok and other platforms. — Los Angeles Times, 5 Aug. 2026

Married assassin Yoo Bo Na (played by Gong Hyo Jin, who’s returning to MBC after 15 years) is back to her vigilante ways after a break, but has to evade potential discovery by her husband, an investigative journalist. — Hannah Abraham, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2026

David May was the joker in the team; Paul Scholes was the silent assassin, sat there at the back, throwing comments. — Andy Mitten, New York Times, 31 July 2026