as in murderer
a person who kills another person
shot down by an unknown assassin
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Recent Examples of assassin
The game has gained an online presence, with students vlogging their senior assassin experiences on social media platforms such as TikTok.
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Kate Perez, USA Today, 14 Apr. 2026
Their efforts lead them in the season’s last two episodes to Paris, where Frank was planning to celebrate his 80th birthday with his children — only for him to be gunned down in a hotel lobby by an assassin who had been sent to kill Teddy for a deal gone wrong.
—Max Gao, Variety, 11 Apr. 2026
Neither of these two is necessarily a lip-sync assassin.
—Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 11 Apr. 2026
The weapon turned out to be a water gun, and the teen and those in the car were playing a game called senior assassin, police said.
—Mike Danahey, Chicago Tribune, 9 Apr. 2026
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Kate Perez, USA Today, 14 Apr. 2026
Their efforts lead them in the season’s last two episodes to Paris, where Frank was planning to celebrate his 80th birthday with his children — only for him to be gunned down in a hotel lobby by an assassin who had been sent to kill Teddy for a deal gone wrong.
—Max Gao, Variety, 11 Apr. 2026
Neither of these two is necessarily a lip-sync assassin.
—Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 11 Apr. 2026
The weapon turned out to be a water gun, and the teen and those in the car were playing a game called senior assassin, police said.
—Mike Danahey, Chicago Tribune, 9 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for assassin
Noun
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Police scoff at the idea, so the women decide to find the murderer on their own.—
Sandra Dallas,
Denver Post,
19 Apr. 2026
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The statement said Midlothian police are partnered with other agencies, including the Texas Department of Public Safety, in the hunt for the murderer.—
Matthew Adams,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
17 Apr. 2026
Noun
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In the film, Theron plays Sasha, a grieving woman seeking solace in the Australian wilderness only to become caught in a deadly game of cat and mouse with a serial killer (Taron Egerton).—
Angel Saunders,
PEOPLE,
23 Apr. 2026
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That same standard kept killer robots from films like Runaway and Chopping Mall from making the cut, too.—
Keith Phipps,
Vulture,
23 Apr. 2026
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“Assassin.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/assassin. Accessed 27 Apr. 2026.
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