Definition of assassin Assassin

/ʌsæˈsʌn/ - [usatsun] - as•sas•sin

We found 11 definitions of assassin from 6 different sources.

What does assassin mean?

Noun Plural: assassins
assassin - 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"
		assassinator, bravo
		manslayer, murderer, liquidator a criminal who commits homicide (who performs the unlawful premeditated killing of another human being)
		political science, government, politics the act of governing; exercising authority; "regulations for the governing of state prisons"; "he had considerable experience of government"
assassin - a member of a secret order of Muslims (founded in the 12th century) who terrorized and killed Christian Crusaders

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assassin (Noun)
A member of a Muslim militant group responsible for murdering Christian leaders during the Crusades.
assassin (Noun)
Someone who intentionally kills a person, especially a professional who kills a public or political figure.
assassin (Noun)
Any ruthless killer.
assassin (Verb)
To assassinate.

assassin (n.)
One who kills, or attempts to kill, by surprise or secret assault; one who treacherously murders any one unprepared for defense.
assassin (v. t.)
To assassinate.

assassin
A murderer, who kills by a surprise attack and often is hired to do the deed.

assassin
as-as′in, n. one who, usually for a reward, kills by surprise or secretly.—v.t. Assas′sinate, to murder by surprise or secret assault: (Milton) to maltreat: also figuratively, to destroy by treacherous means, as a reputation.—n. (obs.) one who assassinates.—ns. Assassinā′tion, secret murder; Assas′sinator. [Through Fr. or It. from Ar. hashshāshīn, 'hashish-eaters,' a military and religious order in Syria, of the 11th century, who became notorious for their secret murders in obedience to the will of their chief, and fortified themselves for their adventures by hashish, an intoxicating drug or drink made from hemp.]

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