as in murderer
a person who kills another person
shot down by an unknown assassin
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Recent Examples of assassin
His assassin, James Earl Ray, confessed to killing King and received a 99-year prison sentence.
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John Tufts, IndyStar, 2 July 2025
Throughout the Fellowship, Zach & Josh will develop their feature film The Handler, an expectation-subverting action thriller that follows a wheelchair user with cerebral palsy who is also the world’s deadliest assassin.
—Katie Campione, Deadline, 27 June 2025
The three fell prey to an assassin’s bullets on June 14, when the couple answered a 3:30 a.m. knock on the door by a shooter masquerading as a police officer.
—Theresa Braine, New York Daily News, 25 June 2025
In the twilight of her career, Parker still showed flashes of the once baby-haired assassin who shook up the WNBA.
—Anthony De Leon, Los Angeles Times, 29 June 2025
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John Tufts, IndyStar, 2 July 2025
Throughout the Fellowship, Zach & Josh will develop their feature film The Handler, an expectation-subverting action thriller that follows a wheelchair user with cerebral palsy who is also the world’s deadliest assassin.
—Katie Campione, Deadline, 27 June 2025
The three fell prey to an assassin’s bullets on June 14, when the couple answered a 3:30 a.m. knock on the door by a shooter masquerading as a police officer.
—Theresa Braine, New York Daily News, 25 June 2025
In the twilight of her career, Parker still showed flashes of the once baby-haired assassin who shook up the WNBA.
—Anthony De Leon, Los Angeles Times, 29 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for assassin
Noun
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Unlike other horror movies, there's no villain on screen; there's no murderer with a mask or a monster in the woods.—
Simon Thompson,
Forbes.com,
2 July 2025
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When they are reunited again after Sang-wol’s release, Sang-wol struggles to find work because of her label as a murderer.—
Kayti Burt,
Time,
30 June 2025
Noun
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Meanwhile, the standard Amp offers AirPlay while the Pro doesn’t, adding to its cascade of streaming options, HDMI ARC support, and a potent power supply for a killer A/V entry point.—
Simon Hill,
Wired News,
10 July 2025
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The original Dexter series — which followed Dexter Morgan (Hall), a vigilante serial killer who uses skills as a forensic technician with the Miami Metro Police Department to meticulously rid society of heinous criminals — ran from 2006 to 2013.—
Tim Lammers,
Forbes.com,
10 July 2025
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“Assassin.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/assassin. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.
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