ASSASSIN


Meaning of ASSASSIN in English

[noun] [C] - a murderer, esp. one who kills a famous or important person for political reasons or in exchange for moneyJohn Lennon's assassin was Mark Chapman.She hired an assassin to eliminate her rival.(figurative) Following Margaret Thatcher's resignation, several of her former colleagues were accused of being her political assassins.

Cambridge English vocab.      Кембриджский английский словарь.