Assassin
Related Definitions
[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"
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,