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
Antony uses the opportunity to skillfully turn the Romans against the assassins, mocking Brutus as “an honorable man,” who had committed “bloody treason.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 26, 2025
Tailed by French intelligence officers, he thought he was being followed by Israeli assassins and gave himself in at a police station.
From BBC ● Jul. 24, 2025
Osric Mordaunt, considered a dark magic user, is part of an order of assassins hated and dismissed by Aurienne Fairhrim’s light magic order of healers.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 8, 2025
“I didn’t know assassins liked to read,” Chaol called.
From "Throne of Glass" by Sarah J. Maas
