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Entry 2 senses · 2 variants Webster, 1913

Assassin

/əs-ăs'-ən/ · As·sas·sin · IPA /əˈsæsɪn/
01 n. One who kills, or attempts to kill, by surprise or secret assault; one who treacherously murders any one unprepared for defense.
  1. 1.
    One who kills, or attempts to kill, by surprise or secret assault; one who treacherously murders any one unprepared for defense.
02 v. t. To assassinate.
  1. 1.
    To assassinate.[Obs.]