assassinator
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8.3
- noun
- /əˈsæsɪneɪtər/
:
asesino
- But perhaps the least productive path is letting the reputation assassinators define the conversation.
Examples
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The police arrested a notorious assassinator who had been targeting political figures.
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Many believe that the assassinator was hired to eliminate the high-profile activist.
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After years of investigation, the team finally identified the infamous assassinator responsible for the attacks.
Synonyms
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1.9
A person or animal that makes another living thing die on purpose
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3.4
A person who illegally kills another person on purpose
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3.6
A person who fires a gun, sometimes paid to kill others
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6.3
A person who secretly kills a leader for political or religious reasons
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7.6
A person who criminals pay to kill someone
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8.1
A person who is paid to kill someone, often with a gun
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9.9
A person hired to kill someone in a sudden attack
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A person who kills or tries to kill others by giving them something that makes them very ill
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6.3
A person who hurts someone with a knife or other sharp object
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A person who uses a gun to kill people for money or on orders
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A person paid to kill someone
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9.1
A person who is paid to kill someone with a gun
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9.9
A person who kills someone on purpose
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9.9
A person who kills someone, usually with a gun
A person who kills others for political or criminal reasons
A woman who is paid to kill someone, often using a gun
A person paid to kill someone
How Targeted
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Assassinator begins with assassin, a word that likely comes from Arabic hashishin, meaning 'hashish users', and one popular story says secret killers were given hashish, which gives a strong image of hidden, dangerous men. The ending -ator, as in creator, makes a word mean 'a person who does something', so assassinator is 'a person who kills secretly or suddenly'.