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

Nobody knows who killed him, and the assassins begin to distrust one another. — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 4 Nov. 2026

When Master is found dead and the identity of his killer remains a mystery, the assassins struggle with mutual distrust. — Liz Shackleton, Deadline, 3 Nov. 2026

After a year serving time, she’s invited to fight for her freedom in a battle between the most skilled, ruthless thieves and assassins in the kingdom. — Maggie Fremont, Entertainment Weekly, 27 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