What does assassin mean?
Definitions for assassin
əˈsæs ɪnas·sas·sin
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Princeton's WordNet
assassin, assassinator, bravonoun
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"
assassinnoun
a member of a secret order of Muslims (founded in the 12th century) who terrorized and killed Christian Crusaders
Wiktionary
assassinnoun
A member of a Muslim militant group responsible for murdering Christian leaders during the Crusades.
assassinnoun
Someone who intentionally kills a person, especially a professional who kills a public or political figure.
assassinnoun
Any ruthless killer.
assassinverb
To assassinate.
Etymology: From assassin or assassino, from (haššašīn, hashish users).
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
ASSASSIN, Assassinatenoun
A murderer; one that kills by treachery, or sudden violence.
Etymology: assassin, Fr. a word brought originally from Asia, where, about the time of the holy war, there was a set of men called assassins, as is supposed for Arsacidæ, who killed any man, without regard to danger, at the command of their chief.
In the very moment as the knight withdrew from the duke, this assassinate gave him, with a back blow, a deep wound into his left side. Henry Wotton.
The Syrian king, who, to surprize
One man, assassin like, had levy’d war,
War unproclaim’d. John Milton, Paradise Lost, b. xi.Here hir’d assassins for their gain invade,
And treach’rous pois’ners urge their fatal trade. John Dryden, Juv.When she hears of a murder, she enlarges more on the guilt of the suffering person, than of the assassin. Joseph Addison, Spectator.
Orestes brandish’d the revenging sword,
Slew the dire pair, and gave to fun’ral flame
The vile assassin, and adult’rous dame. Alexander Pope, Odyssey.Useful, we grant, it serves what life requires,
But dreadful too, the dark assassin hires. Alexander Pope, Epist. iii.
Wikipedia
assassin
Assassination is the murder of a prominent or important person, such as a head of state, head of government, politician, world leader, member of a royal family or CEO. The murder of a celebrity, activist, or artist, though they may not have a direct role in matters of the state, may also sometimes be considered an assassination. An assassination may be prompted by political and military motives, or done for financial gain, to avenge a grievance, from a desire to acquire fame or notoriety, or because of a military, security, insurgent or secret police group's command to carry out the assassination. Acts of assassination have been performed since ancient times. A person who carries out an assassination is called an assassin or hitman.
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assassin
An assassin is an individual who is skilled in carrying out targeted killings, often for political, religious, or ideological reasons, usually discreetly and covertly. They are typically trained and experienced in various methods of assassination, using tactics that may involve surprise, deception, and precision, in order to eliminate specific individuals considered as threats or targets.
Webster Dictionary
Assassinnoun
one who kills, or attempts to kill, by surprise or secret assault; one who treacherously murders any one unprepared for defense
Assassinverb
to assassinate
Etymology: [F. (cf. It. assassino), fr. Ar. hashishin one who has drunk of the hashish. Under its influence the Assassins of the East, followers of the Shaikh al-Jabal (Old Man of the Mountain), were said to commit the murders required by their chief.]
Wikidata
Assassin
Jeffrey Campbell, better known as Assassin and sometimes as Agent Sasco, Agent 006 or Agent 00, is a Jamaican dancehall deejay.
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
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.]
Editors Contribution
assassinnoun
An associate in science used in comparisons to eliminate the degree of someone or something without year or date that refuses to stop their life in sin. 1.) a murderer of an important person in a surprise attack for political or religious reasons.
The Most High is as an assassin for his children and the Holy ones.
Etymology: True accurate word of words
Submitted by Tehorah_Elyon on June 26, 2024
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Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of assassin in Chaldean Numerology is: 2
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of assassin in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2
Examples of assassin in a Sentence
As I told coach, whoever took you out, Jon, that was a paid assassin, that was one of the best hit jobs that I’ve ever been around. They didn’t go to their media g-------. They didn’t leak this to Adam Schefter or one of those guys that breaks stories. They first went to the Wall Street Journal. And when Gruden was still coaching after that, then they dumped the rest of it on the New York Times. That was a professional hit job.
In all serious countries, once you are implicated in such an affair, the Prime Minister should offer his resignation. He should resign. And we are still waiting for him to resign. Because on the night of the president's death, a few hours later... he had phone conversations with the president's assassin.
The slanderer and the assassin differ only in the weapon they use; with the one it is the dagger, with the other the tongue. The former is worse that the latter, for the last only kills the body, while the other murders the reputation.
It's something I've never [spoken about], he was in his car. And he was going to Mass with his wife and his children. And an assassin approached the car and shot him despite the fact that the wife of my brother was trying to protect his head with her hands, and she was also wounded.
I like cheese, because i'm an Assassin
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- سفاك, قاتل, سفاح, حشاشArabic
- терорист, убиецBulgarian
- assassíCatalan, Valencian
- atentátníkCzech
- snigmorder, morder, attentatmandDanish
- Attentäter, Auftragsmörder, Assassine, Mörder, MeuchelmörderGerman
- ασσασίνος, δολοφόνοςGreek
- murdistoEsperanto
- asesinoSpanish
- palgamõrvarEstonian
- حشاشین, آدمکشPersian
- salamurhaajaFinnish
- assassinFrench
- murtairScottish Gaelic
- हत्याराHindi
- bérgyilkos, asszaszinHungarian
- մարդասպանArmenian
- pembunuhIndonesian
- launmorðingiIcelandic
- assassinoItalian
- מִתנַקֵשׁHebrew
- キラー, 刺客, 暗殺者Japanese
- ឃាតករKhmer
- ಕೊಲೆಗಾರKannada
- 자객, 암살자Korean
- assassīnus, cum sicario disputabo, percussorLatin
- snikmorderNorwegian
- moordenaar, AssassijnDutch
- snikmordarNorwegian Nynorsk
- snikmorderNorwegian
- zabójca, skrytobójca, asasyn, morderca, zamachowiecPolish
- assassino, assassinaPortuguese
- asasinRomanian
- убийца, наёмный убийца, ассаси́н, хашаши́н, киллерRussian
- atentator, ubojica, убојица, атентаторSerbo-Croatian
- asasín, vrah, atentátnikSlovak
- atentator, atentatorkaSlovene
- lönnmördareSwedish
- கொலையாளிTamil
- హంతకుడుTelugu
- ผู้สังหาร, ฆาตกรThai
- suikastçı, haşhaşi, katilTurkish
- вбивцяUkrainian
- kẻ ám sátVietnamese
- מערדערYiddish
- 刺客Chinese
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