assassin
noun
Origin of assassin
Related Words for assassin
soldier, guerrilla, executioner, clipper, killer, gun, butcher, slayer, dropper, liquidator, enforcer, plugger, torpedo, eliminatorExamples from the Web for assassin
Contemporary Examples of assassin
There was no assassin but despite the overwhelming presence of troops and FBI agents, violent incidents still occurred.
Honoring The Late John Doar, A Nearly Forgotten Hero Of The Civil Rights EraGary May
November 15, 2014
Early scenes show her in an all-white suit, ambushing an assassin.
Indeed, every Assassin's Creed game—aside from a small segment of one—has had a man as its center.
Paul Bowles put it that way in Let It Come Down, a title taken from a Shakespearean assassin just before he strikes.
Susan Minot on Africa, Joseph Kony, and the Limits of Writing About LoveLea Carpenter
February 10, 2014
When her bra was cut from her body, the assassin or assassins also cut off the tab on which the tiny metal clasp was affixed.
Historical Examples of assassin
From the first to the last moment of her reign, she combined the courtesan with the assassin.
RidgewayScian Dubh
An instrument in harmony with the sentiments of an assassin.
The Devil's DictionaryAmbrose Bierce
He felt that the family dignity was struck at by an assassin's hand.
Little DorritCharles Dickens
And yet the paper was in his possession; and, she it was who had rescued him from the assassin's knife.
The Inn at the Red OakLatta Griswold
He did not proclaim the vendetta against the assassin of his father.
A Comedy of Marriage and Other TalesGuy De Maupassant