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What (who) is assassin - definition
MURDER OF A PROMINENT PERSON, OFTEN A POLITICAL LEADER OR RULER
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![[[Derringer]] of [[John Wilkes Booth]], the assassin of President [[Abraham Lincoln]]](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Booth deringer.jpg?width=200 "[[Derringer]] of [[John Wilkes Booth]], the assassin of President [[Abraham Lincoln]]")
![The functions of the [[ninja]] included espionage, [[sabotage]] and assassination.](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Hokusai-sketches---hokusai-manga-vol6-crop.jpg?width=200 "The functions of the [[ninja]] included espionage, [[sabotage]] and assassination.")
![[[Indira Gandhi]]'s blood-stained [[sari]] and belongings at the time of her assassination. She was the [[Prime Minister of India]].](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/IndiraGandhi-SareeAtTimeOfDeath.JPG?width=200 "[[Indira Gandhi]]'s blood-stained [[sari]] and belongings at the time of her assassination. She was the [[Prime Minister of India]].")
![assassination]] of United States President [[John F. Kennedy]] on November 22, 1963. Oswald himself was murdered two days later by [[Jack Ruby]], the first such event to receive wide television coverage.](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Lee Harvey Oswald arrest card 1963.jpg?width=200 "assassination]] of United States President [[John F. Kennedy]] on November 22, 1963. Oswald himself was murdered two days later by [[Jack Ruby]], the first such event to receive wide television coverage.")
![Shown in the presidential booth of Ford's Theatre, from left to right, are assassin [[John Wilkes Booth]], [[Abraham Lincoln]], [[Mary Todd Lincoln]], [[Clara Harris]] and [[Henry Rathbone]].](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Lincoln assassination slide c1900 - Restoration.jpg?width=200 "Shown in the presidential booth of Ford's Theatre, from left to right, are assassin [[John Wilkes Booth]], [[Abraham Lincoln]], [[Mary Todd Lincoln]], [[Clara Harris]] and [[Henry Rathbone]].")
![combat drone]]; sometimes used in targeted killings](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/MQ-1 Predator unmanned aircraft.jpg?width=200 "combat drone]]; sometimes used in targeted killings")
![Rifle of [[Lee Harvey Oswald]], the assassin of President [[John F. Kennedy]]](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Mannlicher-Carcano rifle owned by Lee Harvey Oswald.jpg?width=200 "Rifle of [[Lee Harvey Oswald]], the assassin of President [[John F. Kennedy]]")
![[[Pope Benedict XVI]] in a modified [[Mercedes-Benz M-Class]] [[Popemobile]] in São Paulo, Brazil](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Popemobil Mai 2007.jpg?width=200 "[[Pope Benedict XVI]] in a modified [[Mercedes-Benz M-Class]] [[Popemobile]] in São Paulo, Brazil")
![Assassination attempt]] on President [[Ronald Reagan]]](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Reagan assassination attempt 4 crop.jpg?width=200 "Assassination attempt]] on President [[Ronald Reagan]]")
![Sheik Abdul Sattar Abu Risha's assassination]] in 2007.](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Sattar Bodyguard.JPG?width=200 "Sheik Abdul Sattar Abu Risha's assassination]] in 2007.")
assassin
n.
Murderer, slayer, cut-throat, assassinator, bravo, thug.
Assassin
·vt To Assassinate.
II. Assassin ·noun One who kills, or attempts to kill, by surprise or secret assault; one who treacherously murders any one unprepared for defense.
assassin
[?'sas?n]
¦ noun
1. a person who murders someone for political or religious reasons.
2. (Assassin) a member of the fanatical Nizari branch of Ismaili Muslims dominant at the time of the Crusades.
Word History
In the literal sense an assassin was a person who used cannabis. The root of the word, which entered English in the 16th century from either French or medieval Latin, is the Arabic ?asisi 'hashish eater', and it was first used in reference to the Nizari branch of Ismaili Muslims who ruled part of northern Persia in the 12th and 13th centuries, during the time of the Crusades. Renowned as militant fanatics, they were reputed to use hashish before being sent to murder the Christian leaders.
Wikipedia
Assassination
Assassination is the murder of a prominent or important person, such as a head of state, head of government, politician, world leader, member of a royal family or CEO. An assassination may be prompted by political and military motives, or done for financial gain, to avenge a grievance, from a desire to acquire fame or notoriety, or because of a military, security, insurgent or secret police group's command to carry out the assassination. Acts of assassination have been performed since ancient times. A person who carries out an assassination is called an assassin or hitman.
Examples of use of assassin
1. Cairo has said a Tehran street named after the assassin of Sadat should be changed and murals in the Iranian capital of the assassin removed.
2. But what is that saying about a smiling assassin?
3. When Bassam Khalaf raps, he‘s the Arabic Assassin.
4. Britain wants his alleged assassin extradited, but Russia refuses.
5. About a dozen species of assassin spiders were previously discovered.