as in murderer
a person who kills another person
shot down by an unknown assassin
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Recent Examples of assassin
Kimmel also praised Kirk’s widow, Erika, for speaking at Sunday’s memorial service about forgiving her husband’s assassin.
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Brian Stelter, CNN Money, 24 Sep. 2025
Trump narrowly escaped an assassin’s bullet at a Pennsylvania campaign rally in July 2024.
—Darrell Smith, Sacbee.com, 24 Sep. 2025
Oh plays Eve, a deskbound MI-5 agent who longs to be a spy in the field, a dream that is soon realized when a mutual obsession develops between her and a sadistic, sociopathic assassin (Jodie Comer) who always evades capture.
—Vulture Editors, Vulture, 24 Sep. 2025
Now imagine he was felled by an assassin’s bullet.
—David M. Drucker, Twin Cities, 23 Sep. 2025
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Brian Stelter, CNN Money, 24 Sep. 2025
Trump narrowly escaped an assassin’s bullet at a Pennsylvania campaign rally in July 2024.
—Darrell Smith, Sacbee.com, 24 Sep. 2025
Oh plays Eve, a deskbound MI-5 agent who longs to be a spy in the field, a dream that is soon realized when a mutual obsession develops between her and a sadistic, sociopathic assassin (Jodie Comer) who always evades capture.
—Vulture Editors, Vulture, 24 Sep. 2025
Now imagine he was felled by an assassin’s bullet.
—David M. Drucker, Twin Cities, 23 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for assassin
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With the Yankees having eliminated Boston on a star-making performance from hurler Cam Schlittler—the 24-year-old fanned 12 batters and issued zero free passes to first over an eight-inning stretch—MLB enters the Divisional round with a murderer’s row of top media markets in play.—
Anthony Crupi,
Sportico.com,
3 Oct. 2025
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Beyond Gein, the pair are already preparing a fourth season, which will feature Ella Beatty as purported axe murderer Lizzie Borden.—
Daniel D'Addario,
Variety,
30 Sep. 2025
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After escaping the Grabber’s (Ethan Hawke) clutches and putting his killing spree to a permanent end in The Black Phone, Finney investigates a winter camp with his younger sister Gwen (Madeleine McGraw), who’s had visions of the killer stalking three young boys from beyond the grave.—
Glenn Garner,
Deadline,
4 Oct. 2025
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That fixation would eventually draw national attention — and influence the creation of some of Hollywood’s most chilling characters, including the killer in the 1991 film The Silence of the Lambs.—
Nicole Acosta,
PEOPLE,
4 Oct. 2025
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“Assassin.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/assassin. Accessed 6 Oct. 2025.
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