as in murderer
a person who kills another person
shot down by an unknown assassin
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Recent Examples of assassin
The movie stars Arnold Schwarzenegger as a killer robot assassin sent from the future to kill Sarah Connor (Linda Hamilton), whose unborn son will ultimately save the world from an evil AI.
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EW.com, 8 Aug. 2025
After killing the brother of a border-town crime lord, the two broken strangers go into hiding from the pseudo-philosophical assassin hired to kill them.
—Zac Ntim, Deadline, 28 July 2025
Though Ball leaves some room for homegrown assassins, Death to Order centers on cloak-and-dagger-style execution.
—Dan Piepenbring, Harpers Magazine, 16 July 2025
During filming for his role as Denali, a rogue Comanche assassin in Antoine Fuqua’s 2016 remake of The Magnificent Seven, cast members were given slushies during breaks.
—Ethan Bauer, Rolling Stone, 3 Aug. 2025
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EW.com, 8 Aug. 2025
After killing the brother of a border-town crime lord, the two broken strangers go into hiding from the pseudo-philosophical assassin hired to kill them.
—Zac Ntim, Deadline, 28 July 2025
Though Ball leaves some room for homegrown assassins, Death to Order centers on cloak-and-dagger-style execution.
—Dan Piepenbring, Harpers Magazine, 16 July 2025
During filming for his role as Denali, a rogue Comanche assassin in Antoine Fuqua’s 2016 remake of The Magnificent Seven, cast members were given slushies during breaks.
—Ethan Bauer, Rolling Stone, 3 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for assassin
Noun
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Eventually, Cooper revealed himself to be a serial killer, thus beginning Prater’s fascination with murderers.—
Louis Peitzman,
Vulture,
15 Aug. 2025
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And perhaps viewing murderers and carjackers as domestic enemies will actually dissuade those behaviors.—
Michael Gfoeller And David H. Rundell,
MSNBC Newsweek,
13 Aug. 2025
Noun
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For budget-conscious people, there’s nothing worse than missing a killer sale on big-ticket items.—
Shea Simmons,
Southern Living,
15 Aug. 2025
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In Wayne Wang’s 1987 neo-noir Slam Dance, Opper appeared alongside Tom Hulce, Virginia Madsen and Harry Dean Stanton, playing the melancholic killer Buddy, a role that formed the film’s emotional center.—
Scott Roxborough,
HollywoodReporter,
15 Aug. 2025
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“Assassin.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/assassin. Accessed 24 Aug. 2025.
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