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a person who kills another person
- shot down by an unknown assassin
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“Assassin.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/assassin. Accessed 17 Sep. 2021.
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The first known use of assassin was circa 1520
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