as in murderer
a person who kills another person
shot down by an unknown assassin
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Recent Examples of assassin
New installments in development include a fifth chapter in the main series, an animated prequel, and a spin-off focused on Donnie Yen’s blind assassin, Caine.
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Matt Grobar, Deadline, 2 May 2025
After the death of Natasha in Avengers: Endgame, Yelena became an assassin for hire working for Valentina Allegra de Fontaine, who in Thunderbolts* is trying to build (and control) her own superhuman.
—Eliana Dockterman, Time, 30 Apr. 2025
Mistaken for the world’s deadliest assassin, Ben becomes the perfect decoy for Eden.
—Matt Grobar, Deadline, 29 Apr. 2025
Havoc brings the heat, throwing Tom Hardy's stony Walker into a hotbed of gangsters, dirty cops, corrupt elites, and wicked assassins.
—Randall Colburn, EW.com, 28 Apr. 2025
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Matt Grobar, Deadline, 2 May 2025
After the death of Natasha in Avengers: Endgame, Yelena became an assassin for hire working for Valentina Allegra de Fontaine, who in Thunderbolts* is trying to build (and control) her own superhuman.
—Eliana Dockterman, Time, 30 Apr. 2025
Mistaken for the world’s deadliest assassin, Ben becomes the perfect decoy for Eden.
—Matt Grobar, Deadline, 29 Apr. 2025
Havoc brings the heat, throwing Tom Hardy's stony Walker into a hotbed of gangsters, dirty cops, corrupt elites, and wicked assassins.
—Randall Colburn, EW.com, 28 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for assassin
Noun
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Torque is described as a true monster, a talented and elusive hijacker and murderer who faked his own death a decade prior.—
Randall Colburn,
EW.com,
17 May 2025
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Eight of the escapees, including a murderer and a man charged with murder, remain on the lam after the breakout, which the sheriff says may have been aided by members within her department.—
Jack Brook,
Los Angeles Times,
17 May 2025
Noun
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While some may voice concerns over AI being a motivation killer, Gates argues the opposite.—
Jennifer Earl,
CBS News,
9 May 2025
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From there, a cascade of insights leads Elsbeth to the real killer, Warden Martin.—
Sophie Brookover,
Vulture,
9 May 2025
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“Assassin.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/assassin. Accessed 22 May. 2025.
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