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ASSASSIN
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
Etymology
Noun
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.
Synonyms
• See also killer
Verb
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
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