He saw the shooting and memorised the number of the assassin's car.
Synonyms: murderer, killer, slayer, liquidator More Synonyms of assassin
assassin in British English
(əˈsæsɪn)
noun
a murderer, esp one who kills a prominent political figure
Word origin
C16: from Medieval Latin assassīnus, from Arabic hashshāshīn, plural of hashshāsh one who eats hashish
Assassin in British English
(əˈsæsɪn)
noun
a member of a secret sect of Muslim fanatics operating in Persia and Syria from about 1090 to 1256, murdering their victims, usually Crusaders
assassin in American English
(əˈsæsən)
noun
1. [A-]
a member of a secret terrorist sect of Muslims of the 11th-13th cent., who killed their political enemies as a religious duty, allegedly while under the influence of hashish
2.
a murderer who strikes suddenly and by surprise
now generally used of the killer of a politically important or prominent person
Word origin
Fr < ML assassinus < Ar ḥashshāshīn, hashish users < ḥashīsh, hemp
Synonyms of 'assassin'
murderer, killer, slayer, liquidator
More Synonyms of assassin
In other languages
assassin
British English: assassin NOUN
An assassin is a person who assassinates someone.
He saw the shooting and memorized the number of the assassin's car.
American English: assassin
Brazilian Portuguese: assassino
Chinese: 杀手
European Spanish: asesino
French: assassin
German: Attentäter
Italian: assassino
Japanese: 暗殺者
Korean: 암살자
European Portuguese: assassino
Latin American Spanish: asesino
Chinese translation of 'assassin'
assassin
(əˈsæsɪn)
n(c)
刺客 (cìkè) (名, míng)
(noun)
Definition
a murderer of a prominent person
He memorized the number of the assassin's car.
Synonyms
murderer
a notorious mass murderer
killer
The police are searching for his killers.
slayer
liquidator
executioner
hitman or woman (slang)
eliminator (slang)
or woman or person">hatchet man or woman or person (slang)
a hatchet man for a famous gangland boss
Additional synonyms
in the sense of executioner
Synonyms
killer,
murderer,
assassin,
slayer,
liquidator,
hitman or woman (slang),
exterminator
in the sense of hatchet man
Definition
a person who carries out unpleasant tasks on behalf of an employer