noun
Meaning 1
An assassin.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
assassinator
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noun
Meaning 2
a murderer (especially one who kills a prominent political figure) who kills by a surprise attack and often is hired to do the deed
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- his assassins were hunted down like animals
- assassinators of kings and emperors
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: assassin, bravo
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: murderer, liquidator, manslayer
Narrower terms: Booth, John Wilkes Booth, Oswald, Lee Harvey Oswald
History
Etymology
From assassinate + -or.