as in murderer
a person who kills another person
shot down by an unknown assassin
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Recent Examples of assassin
Collin was a very quiet guy and Terrell Allen was like a silent assassin.
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Matt Murschel, The Orlando Sentinel, 10 Mar. 2026
Chandran costars as Miss Wednesday, a Baroque Works assassin.
—Randall Colburn, Entertainment Weekly, 10 Mar. 2026
Soon, Cooper, Jordan and their reluctant new associates, Byron’s assassins Antonio (Anthony Ramos) and Jeremy (Jeremy Pope), find themselves in the crosshairs of a brewing war within the Forst family.
—Hunter Ingram, Variety, 5 Mar. 2026
Minnesota just had two lawmakers and their spouses shot by a political assassin.
—Drake Bentley, jsonline.com, 3 Mar. 2026
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Matt Murschel, The Orlando Sentinel, 10 Mar. 2026
Chandran costars as Miss Wednesday, a Baroque Works assassin.
—Randall Colburn, Entertainment Weekly, 10 Mar. 2026
Soon, Cooper, Jordan and their reluctant new associates, Byron’s assassins Antonio (Anthony Ramos) and Jeremy (Jeremy Pope), find themselves in the crosshairs of a brewing war within the Forst family.
—Hunter Ingram, Variety, 5 Mar. 2026
Minnesota just had two lawmakers and their spouses shot by a political assassin.
—Drake Bentley, jsonline.com, 3 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for assassin
Noun
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These countries must make their duty clear to the invaders of our beloved homeland and the murderers of our people.—
Haley Ott,
CBS News,
12 Mar. 2026
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The closing sequence, where Scarpetta is chased through her home by the murderer, was filmed on the final day of shooting.—
Emily Zemler,
Los Angeles Times,
11 Mar. 2026
Noun
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In Bishop, homicide detective Bishop Graves (Kinnaman) – brilliant, battle-scarred – will put all of his skills to the test in the hunt for an elusive killer targeting San Francisco’s moneyed class.—
Nellie Andreeva,
Deadline,
12 Mar. 2026
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Vance Boelter, their alleged killer, was indicted on six federal charges and could face the death penalty.—
Chloe Rosen,
CBS News,
12 Mar. 2026
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“Assassin.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/assassin. Accessed 15 Mar. 2026.
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