Definitions
a murderer (especially one who kills a prominent political figure) who kills by a surprise attack and often is hired to do the deed
Word origin
From either French assassin or Italian assassino, from Arabic أَسَاسِيِّين (ʔasāsiyyīn, “people who are faithful to the foundation [of the faith]”) and the folkloric etymology Arabic حَشَّاشِين (ḥaššāšīn, “hashish users; low-lives”).
Used in a sentence
“The hand that held the bond of so many jarring interests lay powerless beneath the pall. The perils of war had been about him, and the midnight assassin had watched his path; yet he died quietly in his bed.”
“What has violence ever accomplished? What has it ever created? No martyr's cause can ever be stilled by an assassin’s bullet.”
Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0
Used as a crossword answer1 curated clues
01“Hired killer”8 letters
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