assassinator

as·sas·si·nate

A0470400 (ə-săs′ə-nāt′)tr.v. as·sas·si·nat·ed, as·sas·si·nat·ing, as·sas·si·nates 1. To murder (a prominent person) by surprise attack, as for political reasons.2. To destroy or injure treacherously: assassinate a rival's character.

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as·sas′si·na′tion n.as·sas′si·na′tive adj.as·sas′si·na′tor n.

assassinator

(əˈsæsɪˌneɪtə) na person who assassinates

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assassinator - a murderer (especially one who kills a prominent political figure) who kills by a surprise attack and often is hired to do the deed; "his assassins were hunted down like animals"; "assassinators of kings and emperors"assassin, bravopolitical science, politics, government - the study of government of states and other political unitsliquidator, manslayer, murderer - a criminal who commits homicide (who performs the unlawful premeditated killing of another human being)