as in murderer
a person who kills another person
shot down by an unknown assassin
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Recent Examples of assassin
This evidence places her in the crosshairs of a powerful network, including corrupt banker Freya Myers (Michaela Watkins), an unnamed assassin played by Stephen Moyer, and a shady businessman who happens to be her old man.
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Max Gao, HollywoodReporter, 25 Feb. 2026
So last year, Charlie was violently murdered by an assassin.
—Dallas Morning News, 25 Feb. 2026
Then Franka Potente, the assassin that's been trailing our young couple, shows up at the diner.
—Jordan Hoffman, Entertainment Weekly, 23 Feb. 2026
The kid is an assassin, just like Jordan.
—Cedric Golden, Austin American Statesman, 21 Feb. 2026
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Max Gao, HollywoodReporter, 25 Feb. 2026
So last year, Charlie was violently murdered by an assassin.
—Dallas Morning News, 25 Feb. 2026
Then Franka Potente, the assassin that's been trailing our young couple, shows up at the diner.
—Jordan Hoffman, Entertainment Weekly, 23 Feb. 2026
The kid is an assassin, just like Jordan.
—Cedric Golden, Austin American Statesman, 21 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for assassin
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The masked murderer attempted to kill Sidney (Neve Campbell) in a bathroom in the original 1996 Scream, and succeeded in offing Phil (Omar Epps) in a movie theater bathroom stall in the 1997 sequel.—
Emlyn Travis,
Entertainment Weekly,
25 Feb. 2026
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In many cases, drug lords, murderers all over our country.—
Dallas Morning News,
Dallas Morning News,
25 Feb. 2026
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Related Stories The killer’s costume-shop Edvard Munch mask gets pulled off, revealing his identity, and this is followed by some chatter about how Ghostface often turns out to be more than one person.—
Owen Gleiberman,
Variety,
26 Feb. 2026
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With 2022's Scream and 2023's Scream 6, Barrera became the new lead of the meta horror franchise as Sam Carpenter, the secret love child of deceased Ghostface killer Billy Loomis (Skeet Ulrich), who returned in ghost form to taunt her daughter from beyond the grave.—
Nick Romano,
Entertainment Weekly,
26 Feb. 2026
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“Assassin.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/assassin. Accessed 2 Mar. 2026.
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