as in murderer
a person who kills another person
shot down by an unknown assassin
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Recent Examples of assassin
To play Baby Karmakar, the deaf-mute assassin at the center of it, Qureshi learned sign language.
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Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 22 May 2026
Uma Thurman is Beatrix Kiddo, an assassin known as Black Mamba who tries to escape her life of crime.
—David Faris, TheWeek, 20 May 2026
Featuring alongside Bettany is James Spader, reprising his role as supervillain Ultron, as well as Todd Stashwick as Paladin, a morally gray mercenary who acts as an assassin targeting Vision’s technology, and Faran Tahir, who is once again playing Raza, the Ten Rings leader from 2008’s Iron Man.
—Natalie Oganesyan, Deadline, 16 May 2026
As a refresher, the epic Yellowstone finale saw the Dutton family finally uncover how patriarch John Dutton was killed by an assassin hired by Jamie’s (Wes Bentley) girlfriend.
—Monica Mercuri, Forbes.com, 14 May 2026
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Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 22 May 2026
Uma Thurman is Beatrix Kiddo, an assassin known as Black Mamba who tries to escape her life of crime.
—David Faris, TheWeek, 20 May 2026
Featuring alongside Bettany is James Spader, reprising his role as supervillain Ultron, as well as Todd Stashwick as Paladin, a morally gray mercenary who acts as an assassin targeting Vision’s technology, and Faran Tahir, who is once again playing Raza, the Ten Rings leader from 2008’s Iron Man.
—Natalie Oganesyan, Deadline, 16 May 2026
As a refresher, the epic Yellowstone finale saw the Dutton family finally uncover how patriarch John Dutton was killed by an assassin hired by Jamie’s (Wes Bentley) girlfriend.
—Monica Mercuri, Forbes.com, 14 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for assassin
Noun
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The new episodes leave room for seriousness and depth amidst high jinks and naked murderers on the loose (seriously).—
Kelly Lawler,
USA Today,
28 May 2026
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Her intent was to seek revenge for the death of her son, in addition to framing Mickey as the sole murderer.—
Virginia Chamlee,
PEOPLE,
28 May 2026
Noun
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Christine Russo, sister of The Crash victim Dominic Russo, is infuriated the Netflix documentary has brought fame to her brother's killer, Mackenzie Shirilla.—
Kathleen Perricone,
Entertainment Weekly,
29 May 2026
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The killer, wearing all black, got away and has not been caught.—
Rocco Parascandola,
New York Daily News,
28 May 2026
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“Assassin.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/assassin. Accessed 5 Jun. 2026.
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