ASSASSIN

• (noun) 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"

  synonyms : assassinator , bravo

• (noun) a member of a secret order of Muslims (founded in the 12th century) who terrorized and killed Christian Crusaders

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