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assassin

[uh-sas-in]

noun

  1. a murderer, especially one who kills a politically prominent person for fanatical or monetary reasons.

  2. (initial capital letter),  one of an order of Muslim fanatics, active in Persia and Syria from about 1090 to 1272, whose chief object was to assassinate Crusaders.



Assassin

1

/ əˈsæsɪn /

noun

  1. a member of a secret sect of Muslim fanatics operating in Persia and Syria from about 1090 to 1256, murdering their victims, usually Crusaders

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

assassin

2

/ əˈsæsɪn /

noun

  1. a murderer, esp one who kills a prominent political figure

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of assassin1

1525–35; < Medieval Latin assassinī (plural) < Arabic ḥashshāshīn eaters of hashish
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Word History and Origins

Origin of assassin1

C16: from Medieval Latin assassīnus, from Arabic hashshāshīn, plural of hashshāsh one who eats hashish
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Example Sentences

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On the Ninth Circuit, Judge Kennedy ruled against Lynette “Squeaky” Fromme, the would-be assassin of President Ford, on a petition to reduce her bail.

So before Alexander added any new pupil to his “edge assassins” training program, he brought them to the hill for a workout.

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This was not the work of a lone assassin, the dictator declared; a vast, shadowy opposition conspiracy was responsible.

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Neither did he mean to imply the accused assassin was affiliated with MAGA, he added.

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She was the second would-be assassin to confront the 38th president in the space of a month.

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