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assassin

Meaning in simple English, pronunciation and examples

Pronunciation: US /əˈsæsɪn/

Forms: assassins

assassin means: Someone who murders an important person, often for money or political reasons.

noun

POLITICAL KILLERB2

Someone who murders an important person, often for money or political reasons.

  • An assassin killed the president.
  • The guards caught a suspected assassin.
  • He hired an assassin to murder his political rival.

Similar words: killer, hitman

Common phrases: a hired assassin, a political assassin, an assassin’s target

RUTHLESS KILLERC1

A person who kills others without mercy.

  • The story’s villain is a ruthless assassin.
  • The assassin showed his victims no mercy.
  • They feared the assassins who roamed the village.

Similar words: murderer, killer

Common phrases: a ruthless assassin, a merciless assassin, a cruel assassin

Questions about assassin

What does assassin mean?

Someone who murders an important person, often for money or political reasons.

What is assassin in other languages?

Türkçe: suikastçı · Español: asesino · Français: assassin · Deutsch: Attentäter · Italiano: assassino · 日本語: 暗殺者

How do you pronounce assassin?

It is pronounced /əˈsæsɪn/.

How do you use assassin in a sentence?

An assassin killed the president. The guards caught a suspected assassin.

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