assassin, n.
(assassins)
freq. cnt. 6
(assassins)
freq. cnt. 6
a murderer (especially one who kills a prominent political figure) who kills by a surprise attack and often is hired to do the deed
<noun.person> freq. cnt.: 6 freq. cnt.: 6
assassin assassinator bravo
sample sentences
"his assassins were hunted down like animals""assassinators of kings and emperors"
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a member of a secret order of Muslims (founded in the 12th century) who terrorized and killed Christian Crusaders
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