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assassin — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • assassin noun A person who kills someone deliberately, especially a public or political figure, often for money or political reasons.
  • homicide noun The killing of one person by another, whether it was planned or accidental.
  • iceman noun Someone who delivers or sells block ice, especially from the days before home refrigerators.
  • killer noun A person or animal that kills, especially one who murders someone.
  • murderer noun A person who has committed murder.
  • slayer noun A person or thing that kills; a killer.

Senses

assassin is used for these senses in English:

  • assassin (historical, , usually, capitalized) A member of the Nizari Ismaili Muslim community of the Alamut Period.
  • homicide (countable) A person who kills another.
  • iceman (slang) An assassin.
  • murderer A person who commits murder.

homicide — full definition

  1. noun The killing of one person by another, whether it was planned or accidental.
  2. noun The police division that investigates killings.

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