as in murderer
a person who kills another person
shot down by an unknown assassin
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If anything, the assassin is being treated by some as a hero.
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Arthur E Palamara, Orlando Sentinel, 14 Dec. 2024
Trump's turning of his head to face a jumbotron at the Butler County Pennsylvania Farm Grounds only a second before would-be assassin Thomas Crooks fired saved his life.
—Gord Magill, Newsweek, 22 Dec. 2024
Mel Gibson returns to the director’s chair for the first time since 2016’s Hacksaw Ridge for this high-flying action thriller starring Mark Wahlberg as an assassin tasked with eliminating a target (Topher Grace) while in flight with a federal agent (Michelle Dockery).
—Tim Lammers, Forbes, 22 Dec. 2024
For fans who haven’t seen the Sky and Peacock adaptation of the 1972 book and 1973 feature film starring Edward Fox as cold-blooded assassin the Jackal, the news is sure to be confusing.
—K.j. Yossman, Variety, 19 Dec. 2024
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Arthur E Palamara, Orlando Sentinel, 14 Dec. 2024
Trump's turning of his head to face a jumbotron at the Butler County Pennsylvania Farm Grounds only a second before would-be assassin Thomas Crooks fired saved his life.
—Gord Magill, Newsweek, 22 Dec. 2024
Mel Gibson returns to the director’s chair for the first time since 2016’s Hacksaw Ridge for this high-flying action thriller starring Mark Wahlberg as an assassin tasked with eliminating a target (Topher Grace) while in flight with a federal agent (Michelle Dockery).
—Tim Lammers, Forbes, 22 Dec. 2024
For fans who haven’t seen the Sky and Peacock adaptation of the 1972 book and 1973 feature film starring Edward Fox as cold-blooded assassin the Jackal, the news is sure to be confusing.
—K.j. Yossman, Variety, 19 Dec. 2024
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“Assassin.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/assassin. Accessed 5 Jan. 2025.
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