Synonyms of assassins

assassins

noun

plural of assassin

as in murderers

a person who kills another person

shot down by an unknown assassin

Synonyms & Similar Words

• murderers
• killers
• cutthroats
• torpedoes
• homicides
• butchers
• slaughterers
• executioners
• manslayers
• slayers
• triggermen
• massacrers
• bravos
• hit men
• murderesses

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of assassins

Instead, Cartwright returns to his deceased grandfather’s home thrilled to see that Baker has successfully evaded both the Russian assassins and MI5’s own rabid dogs. — K.j. Yossman, Variety, 23 Oct. 2026

Those two Russian assassins turned out to be significantly more skilled than the horses and perhaps more motivated, too, in seeking revenge for the killing of one of their own. — 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

Based on Nick Harkaway’s novel The Price You Pay, the show follows Jackie Price, a former drug queenpin hunted by seven elite assassins. — Abbey White, HollywoodReporter, 10 Oct. 2026

But instead the sisters wind up confronting assassins, demons with human familiars, and revelations about their late mother’s place within Le Clan des Sorcières. — Literary Hub, 1 Oct. 2026

The settler assassins were arrested by the police and as usual released within a few hours. — David Shulman, The New York Review of Books, 26 Aug. 2026

Bannerman centers on the eponymous Paul Bannerman, a lethal covert operative who convinces a group of the world’s most deadly assassins to quit the spy game for a chance to lead normal lives in the suburbs of Connecticut. — Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 20 Aug. 2026

Meanwhile, Clive Owen and other assassins pursue them through the streets of Europe. — Declan Gallagher, Entertainment Weekly, 14 Aug. 2026