assassin
noun
a murderer, especially one who kills a politically prominent person for fanatical or monetary reasons.
assassins
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pluralof assassin.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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"This awoke not just Michoacan, but all of Mexico," she told AFP while surrounded by bodyguards to keep would-be assassins at bay.
From Barron's ● May 18, 2026
A perennial target of assassins, James survived the Gunpowder Plot of 1605, when Guy Fawkes and confederates hoped to blow up Parliament.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 5, 2025
And, when that power comes on and pulls Scotland this way and that, enter the French assassins behind the scrum - all clever angles and deception, outrageous vision and ruthless execution.
From BBC ● Mar. 15, 2025
Donald Glover and Maya Erskine star as married assassins in Prime Video’s “Mr. & Mrs. Smith,” an “Atlanta”-esque reworking of the theatrical feature that famously starred Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 12, 2024
Cleopatra was accused of aiding the Republicans in the conflict between Caesar’s assassins and the Caesarians led by Octavian, Mark Antony, and Marcus Lepidus.
From "Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen" by Susan Blackaby
