as in murderer
a person who kills another person
shot down by an unknown assassin
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Fast forward to September, Kimmel was suspended by ABC and Nexstar for six days after making misleading remarks about the assassin of Turning Point USA co-founder Charlie Kirk on air.
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David Zimmermann, The Washington Examiner, 25 Dec. 2025
The titular story is about an assassin who is having an extremely bureaucratic exchange with a recruit, explaining to him how best to arrange a tableau of dead bodies for maximum aesthetic effect.
—The New Yorker, New Yorker, 17 Dec. 2025
This is one of the worst of them, with Alec Baldwin bravely fighting to bring Medgar Evers’s assassin to justice while Whoopi Goldberg cheers him on and cries.
—Will Leitch, Vulture, 16 Dec. 2025
When the assassin first meets with Weaver’s character at a restaurant, the circular lighting fixtures, in conjunction with how Hirsch Whitaker frames them, suggests angelic halos floating above the criminals’ heads — fitting (if a bit obvious) in the story of a bad guy trying to do the right thing.
—Carlos Aguilar, Variety, 11 Dec. 2025
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David Zimmermann, The Washington Examiner, 25 Dec. 2025
The titular story is about an assassin who is having an extremely bureaucratic exchange with a recruit, explaining to him how best to arrange a tableau of dead bodies for maximum aesthetic effect.
—The New Yorker, New Yorker, 17 Dec. 2025
This is one of the worst of them, with Alec Baldwin bravely fighting to bring Medgar Evers’s assassin to justice while Whoopi Goldberg cheers him on and cries.
—Will Leitch, Vulture, 16 Dec. 2025
When the assassin first meets with Weaver’s character at a restaurant, the circular lighting fixtures, in conjunction with how Hirsch Whitaker frames them, suggests angelic halos floating above the criminals’ heads — fitting (if a bit obvious) in the story of a bad guy trying to do the right thing.
—Carlos Aguilar, Variety, 11 Dec. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for assassin
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Since arriving in the city in large numbers, ICE has arrested 2,400 people to date, including murderers and child rapists, Homan said.—
Anna Giaritelli,
The Washington Examiner,
16 Jan. 2026
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Beyond the criteria of the Mattis decision, the Parole Board has let far too many criminals, including rapists and murderers, walk free in the past year.—
Boston Herald editorial staff,
Boston Herald,
15 Jan. 2026
Noun
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The town’s sheriff is tasked with keeping the peace among an influx of outsiders and hunting down a mysterious killer.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
16 Jan. 2026
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Through the years, people have continued to investigate the case, including Detective Hansen, who searched for Short’s killer for 23 years until his retirement.—
Alex Gurley,
PEOPLE,
15 Jan. 2026
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“Assassin.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/assassin. Accessed 19 Jan. 2026.
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