as in murderer
a person who kills another person
shot down by an unknown assassin
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The idea is that assassins and would-be assassins from different historical periods — like John Wilkes Booth and Lee Harvey Oswald — meet and collaborate.
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Annie Alleman, Chicago Tribune, 24 Jan. 2025
Ubisoft’s assassins lurk in the shadows and try to kill without commotion while ninjas in popular culture have the same MO.
—Gieson Cacho, The Mercury News, 24 Jan. 2025
Just a few months ago, in that beautiful Pennsylvania field, an assassin's bullet ripped through my ear.
—Axios, 20 Jan. 2025
Peter and Rose are then tossed into a world of conspiracy involving White House officials, a metro bombing, assassins, the vice president's daughter, and Peter's own father — who, according to official record, was a traitor to his country.
—Ashley Boucher, EW.com, 23 Jan. 2025
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Annie Alleman, Chicago Tribune, 24 Jan. 2025
Ubisoft’s assassins lurk in the shadows and try to kill without commotion while ninjas in popular culture have the same MO.
—Gieson Cacho, The Mercury News, 24 Jan. 2025
Just a few months ago, in that beautiful Pennsylvania field, an assassin's bullet ripped through my ear.
—Axios, 20 Jan. 2025
Peter and Rose are then tossed into a world of conspiracy involving White House officials, a metro bombing, assassins, the vice president's daughter, and Peter's own father — who, according to official record, was a traitor to his country.
—Ashley Boucher, EW.com, 23 Jan. 2025
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“Assassin.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/assassin. Accessed 10 Feb. 2025.
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