'assassin' definitions:
Definition of 'assassin'
(from WordNet)
noun
A murderer (especially one who kills a prominent political figure) who kills by a surprise attack and often is hired to do the deed; "his assassins were hunted down like animals"; "assassinators of kings and emperors" [syn: assassin, assassinator, bravo]
noun
A member of a secret order of Muslims (founded in the 12th century) who terrorized and killed Christian Crusaders
Synonyms of 'assassin'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- alarmist,
- apache,
- assassinator,
- bloodletter,
- bloodshedder,
- bomber,
- bravo,
- burker,
- butcher,
- button man,
- Cain,
- cannibal,
- cutthroat,
- desperado,
- eradicator,
- executioner,
- exterminator,
- garroter,
- gorilla,
- gun,
- gunman,
- gunsel,
- hatchet man,
- head-hunter,
- hit man,
- homicidal maniac,
- homicide,
- killer,
- man-eater,
- man-killer,
- manslayer,
- massacrer,
- matador,
- murderer,
- pesticide,
- poison,
- poisoner,
- scaremonger,
- slaughterer,
- slayer,
- strangler,
- terrorist,
- thug,
- torpedo,
- trigger man