Betekenis van:
assassin

assassin
Zelfstandig naamwoord
  • iem. die een sluipmoord pleegt
  • 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"

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

    Hyperoniemen


    Voorbeeldzinnen

    1. The assassin was Charles Guiteau.
    2. Tom was killed by a hired assassin.
    3. The assassin smothered his victim with a pillow.
    4. When the thought of what I had done came to mind, I felt like an assassin.