assassinator

as·sas·si·nate

 (ə-săs′ə-nāt′)

tr.v. as·sas·si·nat·ed, as·sas·si·nat·ing, as·sas·si·nates

1. To murder (a prominent person) by surprise attack, as for political reasons.

2. To destroy or injure treacherously: assassinate a rival's character.

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as·sas′si·na′tion n.

as·sas′si·na′tive adj.

as·sas′si·na′tor n.

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assassinator

(əˈsæsɪˌneɪtə)

n

a person who assassinates

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Thesaurus

Noun

1.

assassinator - 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" assassin, bravo political science, politics, government - the study of government of states and other political units liquidator, manslayer, murderer - a criminal who commits homicide (who performs the unlawful premeditated killing of another human being)

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