Meaning of ASSASSIN
| Pronunciation: | | u'sasin
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| | Definition: | | [n] a murderer (especially one who kills a prominent political figure) who kills by a treacherous surprise attack and often is hired to do the deed; "his assassins were hunted down like animals"; "assassinators of kings and emperors" |
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| | Synonyms: | | assassinator, bravo |
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| | See Also: | | Booth, John Wilkes Booth, Lee Harvey Oswald, liquidator, manslayer, murderer, Oswald | |
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| | Definition: | | Assassin
A dissident known as The Tarantula plots to reinstall communism in Russia. Ex-CIA Officer Kirk McGarvey knows what is best for the new Russia. He would rather kill The Tarantula than let communism return. more details ... |
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| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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\As*sas"sin\, n. [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.]
One who kills, or attempts to kill, by surprise or secret
assault; one who treacherously murders any one unprepared for
defense.
\As*sas"sin\, v. t.
To assassinate. [Obs.] --Stillingfleet.
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| | Definition: | | If you are attacked by an assassin then you will not experience the realization of your goals. To see someone else who has been killed, with the assassin still there, and blood spattered, is an indication of very bad luck. |
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| | Related Terms: | | alarmist, apache, assassinator, bloodletter, bloodshedder, bomber, bravo, burker, butcher, button man, Cain, cannibal, cutthroat, desperado, eradicator, executioner, exterminator, garroter, gorilla, gun, gunman, gunsel, hatchet man, head-hunter, hit man, homicidal maniac, homicide, killer, man-eater, man-killer, manslayer, massacrer, matador, murderer, pesticide, poison, poisoner, scaremonger, slaughterer, slayer, strangler, terrorist, thug, torpedo, trigger man |
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