assassin
Someone who intentionally kills a person, especially a professional who kills a public…Someone who intentionally kills a person, especially a professional who kills a public or political figure.
» Have they caught the assassin yet?
Hat man den Attentäter mittlerweile geschnappt?
Meaning
4 sensesSomeone who intentionally kills a person, especially a professional who kills a public or political figure.
Attentäter, Attentäterin, Mörder
уби́йцаubíjca, ки́ллерkíller, наёмный уби́йцаnajómnyj ubíjca
на́йманий уби́вцяnájmanyj ubývcja
a murderer (especially one who kills a prominent political figure) who kills by a surprise attack and often is hired to do the deed
Any ruthless killer.
Meuchelmörder, Meuchelmörderin, Mörder
уби́йцаubíjca
(capitalized, historical, usually)A member of the Nizari Ismaili Muslim community of the Alamut Period.
Assassine
ассаси́нassasín, хашаши́нxašašín
(humorous)An associated prime of a module.
Examples
34 sentencesHave they caught the assassin yet?
deHat man den Attentäter mittlerweile geschnappt? — Oldman
The assassin killed Tom by mistake.
Tom was killed by a hired assassin.
ruТом был убит наёмным убийцей. — marafon
deTom wurde von einem Auftragsmörder umgebracht. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Tom got killed by a hired assassin.
ruТом был убит наёмным убийцей. — marafon
A hired assassin killed Tom.
Translations
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Origin
From either French assassin or Italian assassino, from Arabic أَسَاسِيِّين (ʔasāsiyyīn, “pFrom either French assassin or Italian assassino, from Arabic أَسَاسِيِّين (ʔasāsiyyīn, “people who are faithful to the foundation [of the faith]”) and the folkloric etymology Arabic حَشَّاشِين (ḥaššāšīn, “hashish users; low-lives”).
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Forms
plural: assassinsSynonyms
2 synonyms- a murderer (especially one who kills a prominent political figure) who kills by a surprise attack and often is hired to do the deed:assassinatorbravo