as in murderer
a person who kills another person
shot down by an unknown assassin
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Recent Examples of assassin
President James Garfield’s assassin, Charles Guiteau, died by hanging about five months after he was convicted of murder.
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USA Today,
17 June 2026
Fifteen blocks from where UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson was shot dead outside a Manhattan hotel, a tribute is being performed for his alleged assassin.
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Kate Andrews,
Washington Post,
17 June 2026
Swedish investigators said the shooter was no professional assassin – but another teenage boy who had been recruited to kill.
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ABC News,
12 June 2026
The queen would go on to become the longest-serving British monarch of all time—surpassing 70 years on the throne before her death in 2022—while Jackie’s time as first lady was cut short by an assassin’s bullet on November 22, 1963, not yet three years into her tenure.
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Rachel Burchfield,
InStyle,
11 June 2026
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USA Today,
17 June 2026
Fifteen blocks from where UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson was shot dead outside a Manhattan hotel, a tribute is being performed for his alleged assassin.
—
Kate Andrews,
Washington Post,
17 June 2026
Swedish investigators said the shooter was no professional assassin – but another teenage boy who had been recruited to kill.
—
ABC News,
12 June 2026
The queen would go on to become the longest-serving British monarch of all time—surpassing 70 years on the throne before her death in 2022—while Jackie’s time as first lady was cut short by an assassin’s bullet on November 22, 1963, not yet three years into her tenure.
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Rachel Burchfield,
InStyle,
11 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for assassin
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There can be legitimate debate on immigration, but Trump veers into sinister areas of xenophobia of invading rapists and murderers.
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It was censored in France, and later linked to a real-life murderer.
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An informant for the FBI quickly identified members of the Ku Klux Klan as her killers.
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The 16-year-old killer accused of fatally stabbing a young man in the heart of Dyker Beach Park in Brooklyn made an impromptu confession to an off-duty cop just 45 minutes later, prosecutors said Monday.
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“Assassin.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/assassin. Accessed 2 Jul. 2026.
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