as in murderer
a person who kills another person
shot down by an unknown assassin
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Recent Examples of assassin
Shapiro is Jewish and was targeted by a would-be assassin who firebombed the governor's mansion last year.
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John Wisely, Freep.com, 13 Mar. 2026
Consider Bobbi, one of the assassins sent north to find Armando.
—Michael Snyder, The Atlantic, 13 Mar. 2026
Like him, Gilgeous-Alexander has always been known as more of a silent assassin than an audacious public persona.
—Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 11 Mar. 2026
Abova plays Miss All-Sunday, one of the several assassins of the Baroque Works organization.
—Randall Colburn, Entertainment Weekly, 10 Mar. 2026
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John Wisely, Freep.com, 13 Mar. 2026
Consider Bobbi, one of the assassins sent north to find Armando.
—Michael Snyder, The Atlantic, 13 Mar. 2026
Like him, Gilgeous-Alexander has always been known as more of a silent assassin than an audacious public persona.
—Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 11 Mar. 2026
Abova plays Miss All-Sunday, one of the several assassins of the Baroque Works organization.
—Randall Colburn, Entertainment Weekly, 10 Mar. 2026
See All Example Sentences for assassin
Recent Examples of Synonyms for assassin
Noun
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Erdrich cares for them all; her enormous heart has room for all aspects of creation, all creatures great and small, from the mother to the murderer.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
19 Mar. 2026
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Over the years, Timothy Taylor NYC, which first opened in 2016 in Chelsea and later moved its operations to TriBeCa, has played host to shows for a murderer’s row of artists that includes Alex Katz, Marina Adams, Michel Pérez Pollo, Daniel Crews-Chubb, Chris Martin, and Armen Eloyan.—
News Desk,
Artforum,
18 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Summoned to the scene of a homicide one night, Kay discovers a body with links to a decades-old killer, a finding that calls into question her conclusions about a long-ago series of crimes.—
Graham Hillard,
The Washington Examiner,
20 Mar. 2026
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Multiple locations Lavaca Street Bar The TVs are endless, the tap wall stacked and the various food options at all three locations, from killer smashburgers to fresh seafood, serve some of the best bar food in town.—
Matthew Odam,
Austin American Statesman,
19 Mar. 2026
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“Assassin.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/assassin. Accessed 27 Mar. 2026.
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