assassin
English Thesaurus
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 (noun.person)
| hypernym | : | liquidator, manslayer, murderer, |
| definition | : | a criminal who commits homicide (who performs the unlawful premeditated killing of another human being) (noun.person) |
| instance hyponym | : | booth, john wilkes booth, |
| definition | : | United States actor and assassin of President Lincoln (1838-1865) (noun.person) |
| instance hyponym | : | lee harvey oswald, oswald, |
| definition | : | United States assassin of President John F. Kennedy (1939-1963) (noun.person) |
2. a member of a secret order of Muslims (founded in the 12th century) who terrorized and killed Christian Crusaders (noun.person)
| hypernym | : | moslem, muslim, |
| definition | : | a believer in or follower of Islam (noun.person) |
3. a murderer (especially one who kills a prominent political figure) who kills by a surprise attack and often is hired to do the deed (noun.person)
| derivation | : | assassinate, |
| definition | : | murder; especially of socially prominent persons (verb.social) |
| derivation | : | assassinate, |
| definition | : | murder; especially of socially prominent persons (verb.social) |
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