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Assassin

/əˈsæsɪn/

A member of the Nizari Ismaili Muslim community of the Alamut Period

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📖 Definitions of "Assassin"

noun

1
A member of the Nizari Ismaili Muslim community of the Alamut Period
2
Someone who intentionally kills a person, especially a professional who kills a public or political figure.
3
Any ruthless killer.

verb

1
To assassinate.

🔄 Synonyms of "Assassin"

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Word	Definition
bravonoun	A shout of "bravo!"

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Assassin"

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Word	Definition
bravonoun	A shout of "bravo!"
guynoun	(colloquial) A man or boy; a fellow.
mannoun	An adult male human.
executornoun	(law) Someone appointed by a testator to administer their estate in accordance with their will; an administrator.
lovernoun	One who loves and cares for another person in a romantic way; a sweetheart, love, soulmate, boyfriend, girlfriend, or spouse.
reasoningnoun	(uncountable) The deduction of inferences or interpretations from premises, abstract thought, ratiocination; (countable) any instance of this, especially as a process leading to an action, motive.
hypocritenoun	Someone who practices hypocrisy, who pretends to hold beliefs, or whose actions are not consistent with their claimed beliefs.
doernoun	Someone who does, performs, or executes; an active person, an agent.
photographnoun	(photography) A picture created by projecting an image onto a photosensitive surface such as a chemically treated plate or film, CCD receptor, etc.
takernoun	One who takes something.
fatalnoun	A fatality; an event that leads to death.
canteennoun	A small cafeteria or snack bar, especially one in a military establishment, school, or place of work.
gunmannoun	A criminal armed with a gun, especially a professional killer.
hitmannoun	A male contract killer, especially one paid by a mafia.
jugnoun	A serving vessel or container, typically circular in cross-section and typically higher than it is wide, with a relatively small mouth or spout, an ear handle and often a stopper or top.
assassinationnoun	The murder of a person, especially for political reasons or for personal gain.
homicidenoun	(countable, uncountable, crime) The killing of one person by another, whether premeditated or unintentional.
perpetratornoun	One who perpetrates; especially, one who commits an offence or crime.
perpnoun	(slang, law enforcement) A perpetrator.
butchernoun	A person who prepares and sells meat (and sometimes also slaughters the animals).