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assassinee

assassinee

9.9
A person someone plans to kill, usually for political reasons
  • noun
  • /əˌsæsɪˈni/
  • Archaic
: asesinado
  • Media reports revealed that the assassinee was a prominent political leader.

Examples

  • The police managed to protect the assassinee before the attack could take place.

  • Security measures were tightened after authorities identified the assassinee.

  • The assassinee was under heavy protection.

  • The police identified the assassinee as a high-profile politician.

  • Authorities revealed that the assassinee was a well-known activist facing threats.

  • The government increased security around the assassinee after receiving credible intelligence.

  • Media outlets reported that the assassinee was scheduled to speak at the rally.

How Targeted

assassinee
  • Archaic
9.9
target
∞ 3.5
mark
  • Offensive
49 8.8
bystander
79 3.4

Surface Forms

assassinee singular
assassinees plural

Morphology

assassinee = assassin (transparent) = assassin + ee

Clear combination of 'assassin' and the recipientive suffix '-ee', yielding 'person who is the recipient/target of an assassination'.

Etymology

Assassinee comes from assassin, a word originally from Arabic that meant a secret 'killer', plus the ending -ee, which means 'one who receives the action'. So, like employee, a person who receives work or pay, an assassinee is the person who is meant to be killed, the intended victim of an assassination.