assassin, assassinator, bravo
(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”
assassin
(noun) a member of a secret order of Muslims (founded in the 12th century) who terrorized and killed Christian Crusaders
Source: WordNet® 3.1
assassin (plural assassins)
(historical) A member of the Nizari Ismaili Muslim community of the Alamut Period
Someone who intentionally kills a person, especially a professional who kills a public or political figure.
Any ruthless killer.
• See also killer
assassin (third-person singular simple present assassins, present participle assassining, simple past and past participle assassined)
(nonstandard) To assassinate.
Source: Wiktionary
As*sas"sin, n. Etym: [F. (cf. It. assassino), fr. Ar. one who has drunk of the hashish. Under its influence the Assassins of the East, followers of the Shaikh al-Jabal (Old Man of the Mountain), were said to commit the murders required by their chief.]
Definition: One who kills, or attempts to kill, by surprise or secret assault; one who treacherously murders any one unprepared for defense.
As*sas"sin, v. t.
Definition: To assassinate. [Obs.] Stillingfleet.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
3 April 2025
(noun) an assemblage of parts that is regarded as a single entity; “how big is that part compared to the whole?”; “the team is a unit”
The word “coffee” entered the English language in 1582 via the Dutch “koffie,” borrowed from the Ottoman Turkish “kahve,” borrowed in turn from the Arabic “qahwah.” The Arabic word qahwah was traditionally held to refer to a type of wine.
