as in murderer
a person who kills another person
shot down by an unknown assassin
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In Dead Reckoning, Ethan and the Impossible Missions Force (IMF) are tasked with taking down both the Entity and Gabriel (Esai Morales), an assassin determined to take control of the machine.
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Emily Blackwood, People.com, 11 Feb. 2025
Scarlett Grey and Quinn Adams are rival assassins who often find themselves at each other’s throats… and in each other’s beds.
—Emily Martin, Them, 10 Feb. 2025
The pint-sized assassin pulls a gun out of her fuzzy heart throw pillow and gets to work.
—Kimberly Roots, TVLine, 18 Feb. 2025
Assassin's Creed Shadows continues the everlasting war between noble assassins and shifty templars.
—Jordan Minor, PCMAG, 13 Feb. 2025
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Emily Blackwood, People.com, 11 Feb. 2025
Scarlett Grey and Quinn Adams are rival assassins who often find themselves at each other’s throats… and in each other’s beds.
—Emily Martin, Them, 10 Feb. 2025
The pint-sized assassin pulls a gun out of her fuzzy heart throw pillow and gets to work.
—Kimberly Roots, TVLine, 18 Feb. 2025
Assassin's Creed Shadows continues the everlasting war between noble assassins and shifty templars.
—Jordan Minor, PCMAG, 13 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for assassin
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“Assassin.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/assassin. Accessed 9 Mar. 2025.
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