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Assassin

nounid 11630·updated May 18, 2026
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a murderer, especially one who kills a prominent political figure, who kills by a surprise attack and often is hired to do the deed

polysemous

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Variants

synonym
bravo
plural
Assassins
possessive
Assassin's
pluralpossessive
Assassins'

Framework definitions

Wordset Dictionary2 sensesview framework →
§1
a murderer, especially one who kills a prominent political figure, who kills by a surprise attack and often is hired to do the deed
§2
a member of a secret order of Muslims (founded in the 12th century) who terrorized and killed Christian Crusaders
Legacy lexicon import1 senseview framework →
§1 · legacy_primary
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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