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

Married assassin Yoo Bo Na (played by Gong Hyo Jin, who’s returning to MBC after 15 years) is back to her vigilante ways after a break, but has to evade potential discovery by her husband, an investigative journalist. — Hannah Abraham, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2026

David May was the joker in the team; Paul Scholes was the silent assassin, sat there at the back, throwing comments. — Andy Mitten, New York Times, 31 July 2026

The young women acted as underground assassins, seducing Nazi officers, luring them into the woods and killing them. — Emily Zemler, Rolling Stone, 28 July 2026

Rumors swirled in Mexico City of assassins arriving and attacks being planned. — Literary Hub, 28 July 2026