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assassin
[ uh-sas-in ]
noun
- a murderer, especially one who kills a politically prominent person for fanatical or monetary reasons.
- (initial capital letter) one of an order of Muslim fanatics, active in Persia and Syria from about 1090 to 1272, whose chief object was to assassinate Crusaders.
Assassin
1/ É˲õʲõɪ²Ô /
noun
- a member of a secret sect of Muslim fanatics operating in Persia and Syria from about 1090 to 1256, murdering their victims, usually Crusaders
assassin
2/ É˲õʲõɪ²Ô /
noun
- a murderer, esp one who kills a prominent political figure
yÐÄvlog History and Origins
yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of assassin1
Example Sentences
But opinion polls over decades have indicated that most Americans don't believe Oswald was the sole assassin.
And, when that power comes on and pulls Scotland this way and that, enter the French assassins behind the scrum - all clever angles and deception, outrageous vision and ruthless execution.
But it took an interviewer calling her a "man-eating, confident assassin" to realise "if that's what people think of me then I need to be more open and let people in".
Part of Trump's confidence stems from having outmanoeuvred his political foes, evaded any punitive measures in his myriad legal battles and even escaping an assassin's bullet, Mr Brinkley said.
The assassin walks quickly back to his motorbike, appearing to throw something away as he does, and drives off.
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