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Meaning of
'assassin'
(Webster Dictionary)
1 .
Assassin
[
n.
]
- One who kills, or attempts to kill, by surprise or secret assault; one who treacherously murders any one unprepared for defense.
2 .
Assassin
[
v. t.
]
- To assassinate.
Meaning of 'assassin' (Princeton's WordNet)
1 .
assassin
[
n
]
Meaning (1):
- a murderer (especially one who kills a prominent political figure) who kills by a surprise attack and often is hired to do the deed
Example in sentence:
assassinators of kings and emperors;
his assassins were hunted down like animals
Nearby Words:
ass
assaf/tida
assagai
assai
assail
assailable
assailant
assailed
assailer
assailing
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