About The Word Assassin
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Assassin
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What's The Definition Of Assassin?
[n] a murderer (especially one who kills a prominent political figure) who kills by a treacherous surprise attack and often is hired to do the deed; "his assassins were hunted down like animals"; "assassinators of kings and emperors"
Synonyms | Synonyms for Assassin: assassinator | bravo Related Terms | Find terms related to Assassin: alarmist | apache | assassinator | bloodletter | bloodshedder | bomber | bravo | burker | butcher | button man | Cain | cannibal | cutthroat | desperado | eradicator | executioner | exterminator | garroter | gorilla | gun | gunman | gunsel | hatchet man | head-hunter | hit man | homicidal maniac | homicide | killer | man-eater | man-killer | manslayer | massacrer | matador | murderer | pesticide | poison | poisoner | scaremonger | slaughterer | slayer | strangler | terrorist | thug | torpedo | trigger man See Also | Booth | John Wilkes Booth | Lee Harvey Oswald | liquidator | manslayer | murderer | Oswald Assassin In Webster's Dictionary \As*sas"sin\, n. [F. (cf. It. assassino), fr. Ar.
`hashishin one who has drunk of the hashish. Under its
influence the Assassins of the East, followers of the Shaikh
al-Jabal (Old Man of the Mountain), were said to commit the
murders required by their chief.]
One who kills, or attempts to kill, by surprise or secret
assault; one who treacherously murders any one unprepared for
defense.
\As*sas"sin\, v. t. To assassinate. [Obs.] --Stillingfleet. |
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