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assassin

noun

as·​sas·​sin ə-ˈsa-sᵊn How to pronounce assassin (audio)
1
capitalized : a member of a Shia Muslim sect who at the time of the Crusades was sent out on a suicidal mission to murder prominent enemies
2
: a person who commits murder
especially : one who murders a politically important person either for money or from fanatical adherence to a cause

Example Sentences

John Wilkes Booth was the assassin of Abraham Lincoln. shot down by an unknown assassin
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Word History

Etymology

Medieval Latin assassinus, from Arabic ḥashshāshīn, plural of ḥashshāsh worthless person, literally, hashish user, from hashīsh hashish

First Known Use

circa 1520, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of assassin was circa 1520

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