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

As the President sat down to eat with the press corps, a would-be assassin stormed through a security checkpoint before being subdued by the Secret Service. — Antonia Hitchens, New Yorker, 4 Sep. 2026

Thankfully, Eddie and Susie make it to the prison just in time to save Bobby from the assassin. — Emily Blackwood, PEOPLE, 4 Sep. 2026

The would-be assassin in Butler positioned himself on a roof left unsecured, nicking the president’s ear with a bullet. — Jesse Bedayn, Los Angeles Times, 3 Sep. 2026

Skirting bravely around the edges of space to seek solace, they’re hunted by the Operative (Chiwetel Ejiofor), a deadly Alliance assassin on a mission who seeks to recapture her. — Grace Dean, Space.com, 1 Sep. 2026