as in murderer
a person who kills another person
shot down by an unknown assassin
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Recent Examples of assassin
The game has gained an online presence, with students vlogging their senior assassin experiences on social media platforms such as TikTok.
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Kate Perez, USA Today, 14 Apr. 2026
Their efforts lead them in the season’s last two episodes to Paris, where Frank was planning to celebrate his 80th birthday with his children — only for him to be gunned down in a hotel lobby by an assassin who had been sent to kill Teddy for a deal gone wrong.
—Max Gao, Variety, 11 Apr. 2026
Neither of these two is necessarily a lip-sync assassin.
—Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 11 Apr. 2026
The weapon turned out to be a water gun, and the teen and those in the car were playing a game called senior assassin, police said.
—Mike Danahey, Chicago Tribune, 9 Apr. 2026
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Kate Perez, USA Today, 14 Apr. 2026
Their efforts lead them in the season’s last two episodes to Paris, where Frank was planning to celebrate his 80th birthday with his children — only for him to be gunned down in a hotel lobby by an assassin who had been sent to kill Teddy for a deal gone wrong.
—Max Gao, Variety, 11 Apr. 2026
Neither of these two is necessarily a lip-sync assassin.
—Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 11 Apr. 2026
The weapon turned out to be a water gun, and the teen and those in the car were playing a game called senior assassin, police said.
—Mike Danahey, Chicago Tribune, 9 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for assassin
Noun
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The comedy is instead more deadpan, with Rhys playing the flustered straight man against a (sometimes literal) murderer’s row of ensemble members and guest stars.—
Alison Herman,
Variety,
29 Apr. 2026
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And though the local history museum is nothing but artifacts of atrocities (old newspaper report of cannibalism, a murderer’s mask), only Wyck (Stephen Root, great as always) sees anything paranormal in it, and he’s generally written off as a drunk.—
Television Critic,
Los Angeles Times,
28 Apr. 2026
Noun
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The person who had called in the incident identified Sweeney, who was still there, as her killer.—
Theresa Braine,
New York Daily News,
30 Apr. 2026
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Pull weeds from clover by hand—avoid weed killers.—
Lee Wallender,
The Spruce,
30 Apr. 2026
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“Assassin.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/assassin. Accessed 1 May. 2026.
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