as in murderer
a person who kills another person
shot down by an unknown assassin
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Recent Examples of assassin
Carbon monoxide is a quiet assassin.
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Sara Novak, Scientific American, 11 Sep. 2025
Two flickering votive candles, and twelve white roses were placed Wednesday evening at Traditions Plaza at the University of Missouri in honor of the life of conservative activitist Charlie Kirk, 31, who only hours before was killed by an assassin’s bullet in Utah.
—Eric Adler, Kansas City Star, 11 Sep. 2025
The names of multiple Democratic Wisconsin lawmakers were found on documents among the Minnesota assassin's belongings.
—Lawrence Andrea, jsonline.com, 11 Sep. 2025
But luck won’t beat you in Marvel Tōkon, a surgical gamepad assassin will.
—Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 9 Sep. 2025
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Sara Novak, Scientific American, 11 Sep. 2025
Two flickering votive candles, and twelve white roses were placed Wednesday evening at Traditions Plaza at the University of Missouri in honor of the life of conservative activitist Charlie Kirk, 31, who only hours before was killed by an assassin’s bullet in Utah.
—Eric Adler, Kansas City Star, 11 Sep. 2025
The names of multiple Democratic Wisconsin lawmakers were found on documents among the Minnesota assassin's belongings.
—Lawrence Andrea, jsonline.com, 11 Sep. 2025
But luck won’t beat you in Marvel Tōkon, a surgical gamepad assassin will.
—Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 9 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for assassin
Noun
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The main competition has in the Limited Series category now that The White Lotus has been booted out is Adolescence, the huge hit on Netflix about a teen murderer that featured incredible performances and four, one-shot episodes that practically seemed impossible to film.—
Paul Tassi,
Forbes.com,
8 Sep. 2025
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He’s joined by another (somewhat literal) murderers’ row of actors including Glenn Close, Josh Brolin, Mila Kunis, Kerry Washington, Cailee Spaeny, Andrew Scott, and Thomas Haden Church.—
Christian Blauvelt,
IndieWire,
8 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The killing ignited a social media firestorm amid a statewide search for the killer.—
Carlie Procell,
USA Today,
14 Sep. 2025
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His alleged killer, 22-year-old Tyler Robinson, is awaiting a court date, and his motivations are unknown.—
Ross O'Keefe,
The Washington Examiner,
13 Sep. 2025
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“Assassin.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/assassin. Accessed 16 Sep. 2025.
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