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assassin::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | assassinator, bravo |
| Type of | murderer, manslayer, liquidator |
| Derivation | assassinate |
his assassins were hunted down like animals.
assassinators of kings and emperors.
Examples of assassin
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So unless Snyder plans to have Lois Lane be an assassin, I'll keep an open mind.
From the stltoday.com
A rather silly ruse is used to enable an assassin to track Ransom across Europe.
From the washingtonpost.com
And, just three months earlier, an assassin felled the leader of the free world.
From the us.cnn.com
Colin and his girlfriend are thrown out of a window by an unidentified assassin.
From the en.wikipedia.org
The Doctor climbs up into a tree and shoots the assassin in the leg with a dart.
From the en.wikipedia.org
An assassin is here too, but he's thwarted and the patient's life saved by Sam.
From the guardian.co.uk
The assassin is less like the original's Lee Van Cleef than a young Jack Palance.
From the dispatch.com
In December, it will be 30 years since a deranged assassin shot dead John Lennon.
From the time.com
Grudgingly, he helps them flee the feds and an assassin from their home planet.
From the washingtonpost.com
- 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"; "assassinators of kings and emperors"
- A member of a secret order of Muslims (founded in the 12th century) who terrorized and killed Christian Crusaders
- Character assassination: an attack intended to ruin someone's reputation
- (assassination) murder of a public figure by surprise attack
- The Way of the Tiger is the name of a series of adventure gamebooks by Mark Smith and Jamie Thomson set on the fantasy world of Orb. The reader takes the part of a young ninja, Avenger, on his quest to avenge his foster father and recover the Scrolls of Kettsuin. ...
- Assassin is a 1973 British thriller film directed by Peter Crane and starring Ian Hendry, Edward Judd and Frank Windsor. The British government hires in an assasain to kill a Ministry of Defence official suspected of leaking secrets.
- The Assassin album was recorded in early 1984 and from these sessions, the band released a 7" single of the concert favorites, Treason and All Your Love. ...
- Assassin is a band that was formed in San Diego during the summer of 1983 by guitarists Thom Beebe and Vinnie Cavarra. They are not to be confused with the German thrash metal band of the same name. ...
- Assassin (Also known as Rogue, Thief, or Ninja) is a character class common to many games. Such characters typically combine elements of combat gaming with strong stealth skills, and specialise in defeating an enemy without becoming involved in a protracted melee. ...
