Found 3 items, similar to assassin.
English → Indonesian (quick)
Definition: assassin
pembunuh
English → English (WordNet)
Definition: assassin
assassin
n 1: a murderer (especially one who kills a prominent political
figure) who kills by a treacherous surprise attack and
often is hired to do the deed;
“his assassins were
hunted down like animals”;
“assassinators of kings and
emperors” [syn:
assassinator,
bravo]
2: a member of a secret order of Muslims (founded in the 12th
century) who terroriszed and killed Christian Crusaders
English → English (gcide)
Definition: Assassin
Assassin
\As*sas"sin\, n. [F. (cf. It. assassino), fr. Ar.
`hashishin one who has drunk of the hashish. Under its
influence the Assassins of the East, followers of the Shaikh
al-Jabal (Old Man of the Mountain), were said to commit the
murders required by their chief.]
One who kills, or attempts to kill, by surprise or secret
assault; one who treacherously murders any one unprepared for
defense.
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Assassin
\As*sas"sin\, v. t.
To assassinate. [Obs.] --Stillingfleet.
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