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assassinas‧sas‧sin /əˈsæsɪn/ ●○○ noun [countable]   assassinOrigin: 1500-1600 Medieval Latin assassinus, from Arabic hashshashin ‘one who smokes hashish (and then kills religious enemies)’, from hashish - Although the assassins were never caught, it is commonly believed that they were working for the government.
- His assassins must have been aware of his security arrangements.
- Professional assassins are going to stab somebody over and over again and leave all this evidence besides?
- The assassin had planned to shoot Park in the lobby of the theater, but failed to get an unobstructed view.
- The danger from the footpad, the silent assassin, was always present, here in his church or across the river.
- The would-be assassin was a member of the presidential bodyguard and of the elite Revolutionary Guard.
- Whoever had sent these assassins had completely underestimated the fat knight.
someone who kills another person► murderer someone who has deliberately killed another person: · Do you think the police will ever catch her murderer?· A convicted murderer was on the run last night after escaping from Lewes prison.mass murderer (=someone who has murdered a lot of people): · In prison he enjoyed reading biographies of other mass murderers. ► killer someone who deliberately kills someone else - used especially in newspapers: · The victim's best friend, Joanne, is convinced the killer is local.· The judge described him as "a cold-blooded killer".killer of: · Police are searching for the killer of a 9 year old boy.serial killer (=someone who has killed a number of people, one after the other): · Dr Shipman is the biggest serial killer of all time. ► assassin someone who kills a famous or important person, sometimes because someone else has paid them to do it: · Although the assassins were never caught, it is commonly believed that they were working for the government.· His assassins must have been aware of his security arrangements. ► hitman/contract killer someone who is paid to kill people illegally: · The hitman used the top floor room of a hotel opposite the square.· The police believe the murder could be the work of a contract killer. ► psychopath also psycho informal someone who has a mental illness that makes them kill people: · Dr Green said that, in his opinion, Perry was a dangerous psychopath who might kill again. someone who murders an important person:  Kennedy’s assassin is assumed to have been Lee Harvey Oswald. |