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assassin
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
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Word Facts
- Word length
- 8
- Starts with
- A
- Ends with
- N
- Contains
- SSASSI
- Scrabble score
- 8
- Database source
- OEWN 2025 Core
How it sounds
Pronunciation
əˈsæsɪn
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Meaning
Definitions
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”
noun
a member of a secret order of Muslims (founded in the 12th century) who terrorized and killed Christian Crusaders
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Example Sentences
his assassins were hunted down like animals
assassinators of kings and emperors
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