:a person who kills someone (such as a famous or important person) usually for political reasons or for money:a person who assassinates someone(为政治目的或钱财而袭击名人要员的)暗杀者,行刺者
He's a hired assassin. [=someone hired to kill someone]他是被雇用的杀手。
the President's would-be assassin [=the person who tried to kill the President]谋划刺杀总统的人
John Wilkes Booth was the assassin of Abraham Lincoln.约翰·威尔克斯·布斯刺杀了亚伯拉罕·林肯。
John Wilkes Booth was the assassin of Abraham Lincoln. shot down by an unknown assassin
Recent Examples on the WebDavid Leitch's assassin-crowded film, made for $90 million, has grossed $54.4 million in two weeks. Jake Coyle, USA TODAY, 15 Aug. 2022 The cheery, unarmed person at the front gate couldn’t stop a heckler, let alone an assassin. Ron Charles, Washington Post, 15 Aug. 2022 David Leitch's assassin-crowded film, made for $90 million, has grossed $54.4 million in two weeks for Sony Pictures. Jake Coyle, ajc, 14 Aug. 2022 David Leitch’s assassin-crowded film, made for $90 million, has grossed $54.4 million in two weeks for Sony Pictures. Jake Coyle, Chicago Tribune, 14 Aug. 2022 Bullet Train, now in theaters, stars Pitt as Ladybug, an unlucky assassin who's hired to snag a briefcase that's currently in transit aboard a high-speed train in Japan. Nick Romano, EW.com, 6 Aug. 2022 Predatory and parasitoid insects such as lacewings, dragonflies, assassin bugs, minute pirate bugs, damsel bugs, lady beetles and syrphid flies and their larvae feed on other insects and mites. Rita Perwich, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Aug. 2022 Pitt plays Ladybug, an unlucky assassin rethinking his life, which means listening to him spout endless bromides about self-improvement. Bill Goodykoontz, The Arizona Republic, 3 Aug. 2022 Twilight acting the part of a perfect father, Yor, an assassin acting as the mother, and Anya, a girl who can read minds — who work together to create the Forger household. Billboard Japan, Billboard, 3 Aug. 2022 See More
Word History
Etymology
Medieval Latin assassinus, from Arabic ḥashshāshīn, plural of ḥashshāsh worthless person, literally, hashish user, from hashīsh hashish
ADJECTIVE | VERB + ASSASSINADJECTIVE➤attempted, would-be行刺未遂的刺客;暗殺未遂者▸➤hired, professional雇用的刺客;職業刺客◇He was killed by a hired assassin.他被人雇兇殺害。➤trained訓練有素的刺客➤deadly置人於死地的刺客VERB + ASSASSIN➤hire雇用刺客