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assassin

/ assassin /
noun

Definitions & Examples

noun Sense 1
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"
Type of:
murderer liquidator manslayer
Kinds of:
Booth John Wilkes Booth Oswald Lee Harvey Oswald
Derived:
assassinate
Domain:
politics political science government
noun Sense 2
a member of a secret order of Muslims (founded in the 12th century) who terroriszed and killed Christian Crusaders
Type of:
Muslim Moslem Mohammedan
Semantic Complexity
82%
Sense Count
2
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
11
Times Searched
2
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murderer liquidator manslayer Booth John Wilkes Booth Oswald Lee Harvey Oswald Muslim Moslem Mohammedan