assassin

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[edit] Etymology

From French assassin or Italian assassino, from Arabic حشاشين (haššašīn, hashish users).

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IPA: /ǝ'sæsın/
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Rhymes: -æsɪn

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Singular
assassin

Plural
assassins

assassin (plural assassins)

One who is motivated by political reasons or money to intentionally kill a particular person.
Any ruthless killer.
(historically) A member of the historical Ismaili Muslim militant group.

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assassinator

assassinatrix

[edit] Translations

one who, motivated by political reasons, intentionally kills a particular person

Bulgarian: терорист bg(bg)
Catalan: assassí m.
Chinese traditional/simplified: 刺客, 刺客 (cì kè)
Czech: atentátník cs(cs) m.
Danish: attentatmand c.
Finnish: salamurhaaja fi(fi)
French: assassin fr(fr) m.
German: Attentäter de(de) m.

Greek: δολοφόνος el(el) m. (dolofónos)
Hungarian: bérgyilkos hu(hu)
Icelandic: launmorðingi is(is) m.
Italian: assassino it(it) m.
Japanese: 暗殺者 (あんさつしゃ, ansatsusha)
Polish: zamachowiec pl(pl) m., skrytobójca pl(pl) m.
Slovene: atentator m., atentatorka f.
Spanish: asesino es(es) m.

any ruthless killer

Bulgarian: убиец bg(bg)
Catalan: assassí m.
Chinese traditional/simplified: 暗殺者, 暗杀者 (àn shā zhě)
Danish: attentatmand c., morder c., snigmorder c.
Dutch: moordenaar nl(nl) m.
French: assassin fr(fr) m.

German: Meuchelmörder m., Auftragsmörder m.
Greek: δολοφόνος el(el) m. (dolofónos)
Italian: assassino it(it) m.
Slovak: vrah sk(sk) m.
Spanish: asesino es(es) m.

member of the historical Ismaili Muslim militant group

Dutch: Assassijn
German: Assassine de(de) m.

Hungarian: asszaszin hu(hu)
Polish: asasyn pl(pl) m.

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Korean: 자객 (jagaek)

Latin: percussor (Classical Latin) nominative, percussoris genitive, assassinus (Modern Latin)

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to assassin

(nonstandard) To assassinate.

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to assassinate

Bulgarian: убивам bg(bg)
Chinese traditional/simplified: 暗殺, 暗杀 (àn shā)
Dutch: vermoorden nl(nl)

German: ermorden, meucheln, Meuchelmord begehen
Icelandic: ráða af lífi, ráða af dögum
Italian: assassinare it(it)

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royal assassin

assassin

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