as in murderer
a person who kills another person
shot down by an unknown assassin
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Recent Examples of assassin
The hit was outsourced to a hulking Estonian assassin, Imre (the Butcher) Arakas, who arrived at Dublin Airport on April 3, 2017, and was immediately tailed by officers from the An Garda Síochána’s Drugs and Organised Crime Bureau, who arrested him the next day.
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Ed Caesar, New Yorker, 30 Apr. 2026
So when an armed assassin appeared to run past a Secret Service magnetometer checkpoint at the White House Correspondents' Association Dinner, questions have been raised.
—Donald J. Mihalek, ABC News, 27 Apr. 2026
Confronting her ends in violence, drawing Reacher into a web of secrets involving the Pentagon, political assassins and a powerful woman with ties to the military.
—Emily Blackwood, PEOPLE, 27 Apr. 2026
Another would be assassin was apprehended after stalking his golf course.
—Zac Anderson, USA Today, 26 Apr. 2026
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Ed Caesar, New Yorker, 30 Apr. 2026
So when an armed assassin appeared to run past a Secret Service magnetometer checkpoint at the White House Correspondents' Association Dinner, questions have been raised.
—Donald J. Mihalek, ABC News, 27 Apr. 2026
Confronting her ends in violence, drawing Reacher into a web of secrets involving the Pentagon, political assassins and a powerful woman with ties to the military.
—Emily Blackwood, PEOPLE, 27 Apr. 2026
Another would be assassin was apprehended after stalking his golf course.
—Zac Anderson, USA Today, 26 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for assassin
Noun
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The comedy is instead more deadpan, with Rhys playing the flustered straight man against a (sometimes literal) murderer’s row of ensemble members and guest stars.—
Alison Herman,
Variety,
29 Apr. 2026
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And though the local history museum is nothing but artifacts of atrocities (old newspaper report of cannibalism, a murderer’s mask), only Wyck (Stephen Root, great as always) sees anything paranormal in it, and he’s generally written off as a drunk.—
Television Critic,
Los Angeles Times,
28 Apr. 2026
Noun
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The person who had called in the incident identified Sweeney, who was still there, as her killer.—
Theresa Braine,
New York Daily News,
30 Apr. 2026
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Pull weeds from clover by hand—avoid weed killers.—
Lee Wallender,
The Spruce,
30 Apr. 2026
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“Assassin.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/assassin. Accessed 4 May. 2026.
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