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Assassin
01
someone who murders an important person for money or religious or political reasons
Grammatical Information
Animacy status
Human
Composition
Compound
Countable
Plural form
assassins
Examples
The assassin carefully planned the murder of the political leader.
02
a member of a secret Muslim order founded in the 12th century, known for targeting and killing Christian Crusaders
Examples
Historical texts describe the assassins' covert operations.
