as in murderer
a person who kills another person
shot down by an unknown assassin
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All but two of the North Korean assassins were gunned down or killed themselves.
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Choe Sang-Hun, New York Times, 10 Apr. 2025
Sure enough, Ray takes the hit like a champ when a mysterious assassin emerges from the shadows and fires a gnarly one off in his leg.
—Andy Andersen, Vulture, 6 Apr. 2025
The actor, 60, will reprise his role as the titular assassin in John Wick: Chapter 5, Lionsgate announced at CinemaCon 2025 in Las Vegas on Tuesday, April 1.
—Benjamin Vanhoose, People.com, 1 Apr. 2025
In Guy Hamilton’s Diamonds Are Forever (1971) — the sixth and final Eon film to star Sean Connery — Glover and jazz musician Smith entertained moviegoers as Mr. Wint and Mr. Kidd, gay assassins who do the bidding for diamond smuggler Ernst Stavro Blofeld (Charles Gray).
—Mike Barnes, HollywoodReporter, 29 Mar. 2025
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Choe Sang-Hun, New York Times, 10 Apr. 2025
Sure enough, Ray takes the hit like a champ when a mysterious assassin emerges from the shadows and fires a gnarly one off in his leg.
—Andy Andersen, Vulture, 6 Apr. 2025
The actor, 60, will reprise his role as the titular assassin in John Wick: Chapter 5, Lionsgate announced at CinemaCon 2025 in Las Vegas on Tuesday, April 1.
—Benjamin Vanhoose, People.com, 1 Apr. 2025
In Guy Hamilton’s Diamonds Are Forever (1971) — the sixth and final Eon film to star Sean Connery — Glover and jazz musician Smith entertained moviegoers as Mr. Wint and Mr. Kidd, gay assassins who do the bidding for diamond smuggler Ernst Stavro Blofeld (Charles Gray).
—Mike Barnes, HollywoodReporter, 29 Mar. 2025
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“Assassin.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/assassin. Accessed 26 Apr. 2025.
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