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as·sas·sin
 assassin
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- pronunciation:
sae
sn
- features:
- Word Combinations (noun)
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| definition 1: |
one who murders for money or for ideological reasons.
The assassin of President McKinley was an anarchist.- synonyms:
- hatchet man, hit man
- similar words:
- bravo, cutthroat, gunman, killer, murderer, torpedo
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| definition 2: |
one who debases or destroys.
My brother, the writer, calls people who don't punctuate correctly "the assassins of the English language"!- synonyms:
- defamer, denigrator
- similar words:
- destroyer, maligner, slanderer
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