assassin
noun#5,815
Translations
- 刺客しかく
- 人斬りひときり
- 凶漢きょうかん
- 凶手きょうしゅ
English definition
- a murderer (especially one who kills a prominent political figure) who kills by a surprise attack and often is hired to do the deed
Examples
- The assassin smothered his victim with a pillow.
- The assassin was Charles Guiteau.