Meaning

1 senses
  1. An assassin.

More definitions
  • a murderer (especially one who kills a prominent political figure) who kills by a surprise attack and often is hired to do the deed

Origin

From assassinate + -or.

From assassinate + -or.

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Forms

plural: assassinators
Singularassassinator
Pluralassassinators

regular

Synonyms

2 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • a murderer (especially one who kills a prominent political figure) who kills by a surprise attack and often is hired to do the deed:assassinbravo

Word family

2 related words

See also

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