Synonyms of assassin

assassin

noun

ə-ˈsa-sᵊn 

as in murderer

a person who kills another person

shot down by an unknown assassin

Synonyms & Similar Words

• murderer
• killer
• homicide
• torpedo
• cutthroat
• manslayer
• butcher
• slayer
• executioner
• slaughterer
• triggerman
• murderess
• massacrer
• hit man
• bravo

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of assassin

Line of Fire centers on the Hollingsworth family, whose members work in various branches of federal law enforcement and who are seemingly being targeted by an assassin. — Rick Porter, HollywoodReporter, 22 Oct. 2026

The first episode started with poor Struan Loy getting stalked and later torched alive by a pair of Russian assassins as relentless and seemingly unkillable as Michael Myers or Jason Voorhees. — Scott Tobias, Vulture, 21 Oct. 2026

The alleged plot targeting Pannun unfolded at the same time that Hardeep Singh Nijjar, another prominent Sikh separatist and friend of Pannun, was gunned down and killed in June 2023 by assassins outside his gurdwara in Surrey, British Columbia. — Sarah N. Lynch, CBS News, 15 Oct. 2026

The question is whether there’s a late-game assassin (traditionally a perimeter player) on the roster. — Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 8 Oct. 2026