单词 | assassinist |
释义 | assassinistn. rare. A person who advocates the use of assassinations, esp. in a political or ideological conflict. Also: an assassin. ΘΚΠ the world > life > death > killing > man-killer or homicide > [noun] > murderer or assassin > advocate of assassinist1612 1612 T. James Iesuits Downefall 6 Bloudy garboyles and cruelties is threatned to all nations by these Assassinists. c1868 in Clogher Rec. (1982) 11 24 This gallant youth was standing with his brethren in the hall, When by the foul assassinist received the fatal ball. 1945 R. Duncan Let. Aug. in L. Jarnot R. Duncan (2012) iii. xv. 96 Were the assassinists of the 19th Century right?.. At the right moment the assassination of ten men who were working on the atom bomb might have saved the lives of..hundreds of thousands of civilians. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2014; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1612 |
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