ASSASSIN


Meaning of ASSASSIN in English

/ əˈsæsɪn; NAmE -sn/ noun

a person who murders sb important or famous, for money or for political reasons

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WORD ORIGIN

mid 16th cent.: from French , or from medieval Latin assassinus , from Arabic ḥašīšī hashish-eater.

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.