ASSASSIN: Synonyms and Related Words. What is Another Word for ASSASSIN?

Need another word that means the same as “assassin”? Find 11 synonyms and 30 related words for “assassin” in this overview.

The synonyms of “Assassin” are: assassinator, bravo, murderer, killer, executioner, gunman, butcher, slaughterer, liquidator, exterminator, terminator

Assassin as a Noun

Definitions of "Assassin" as a noun

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “assassin” as a noun can have the following definitions:

• A murderer (especially one who kills a prominent political figure) who kills by a surprise attack and often is hired to do the deed.
• A member of the Nizari branch of Ismaili Muslims at the time of the Crusades, when the newly established sect ruled part of northern Persia (1094–1256). They were renowned as militant fanatics, and were popularly reputed to use hashish before going on murder missions.
• A person who murders an important person for political or religious reasons.
• A member of a secret order of Muslims (founded in the 12th century) who terrorized and killed Christian Crusaders.

Synonyms of "Assassin" as a noun (11 Words)

assassinator	A murderer (especially one who kills a prominent political figure) who kills by a surprise attack and often is hired to do the deed. Assassinators of kings and emperors.
bravo	A cry of bravo. Bravos rang out.
butcher	A brutal indiscriminate murderer. A pork butcher.
executioner	An official who inflicts capital punishment in pursuit of a warrant.
exterminator	Someone who exterminates (especially someone whose occupation is the extermination of troublesome rodents and insects. He became an exterminator of pumas tracking them down in dark caverns.
gunman	A professional killer who uses a gun. A gang of masked gunmen.
killer	Predatory black-and-white toothed whale with large dorsal fin; common in cold seas. The shift system was a killer.
liquidator	A person (usually appointed by a court of law) who liquidates assets or preserves them for the benefit of affected parties.
murderer	A criminal who commits homicide (who performs the unlawful premeditated killing of another human being. Convicted murderers.
slaughterer	A person who slaughters or dresses meat for market.
terminator	Someone who exterminates (especially someone whose occupation is the extermination of troublesome rodents and insects.

Usage Examples of "Assassin" as a noun

• His assassins were hunted down like animals.
• Assassinators of kings and emperors.

Associations of "Assassin" (30 Words)

accused	A defendant in a criminal proceeding. The accused was ordered to stand trial on a number of charges.
assassinate	Destroy or damage seriously, as of someone’s reputation. The organization s leader had been assassinated four months before the coup.
assassination	The action of assassinating someone. A wave of bombings and assassinations.
assault	A physical attack. He pleaded guilty to assaulting a police officer.
attempted	Tried unsuccessfully. Attempted murder.
chartered	(of an aircraft or ship) having been hired. The chartered buses arrived on time.
collusion	Collusion between ostensible opponents in a lawsuit. The armed forces were working in collusion with drug traffickers.
conscienceless	Lacking a conscience. Brash unprincipled and conscienceless.
conspirator	A person who takes part in a conspiracy. Conspirators had planned to seize the state.
convict	A person who has been convicted of a criminal offense. Twelve people were convicted for their part in an attempted coup.
culpable	Deserving blame or censure as being wrong or evil or injurious. Mercy killings are less culpable than ordinary murders.
dispatch	A report sent in from abroad by a journalist. It was done with dispatch.
employed	(of a person) having a paid job. Up to 40 per cent of employed people are in part time jobs.
genocide	Systematic killing of a racial or cultural group. News of genocides went unreported.
hired	Hired for the exclusive temporary use of a group of travelers. Hired hands.
homicide	A murderer. He was charged with homicide.
killer	The causal agent resulting in death. There s a killer on the loose.
killing	Extremely funny. A killing schedule.
massacre	Deliberately and brutally kill (many people. Thousands were brutally massacred by soldiers.
murderer	A person who commits murder. Convicted murderers.
psychopathic	Suffering from or constituting a chronic mental disorder with abnormal or violent social behaviour. An obsessive attention to detail that looked almost psychopathic.
regicide	Someone who commits regicide the killer of a king.
slaughter	Kill (animals) usually for food consumption. At present the abattoir is slaughtering animals for the domestic market.
slay	Kill intentionally and with premeditation. You slayed at this quiz.
slayer	Someone who kills a person or animal in a violent way. A dragon slayer.
suicide	A person who commits suicide. A stretch of the line popular with would be suicides.
unconscionable	Not right or reasonable. Unconscionable spending.
wanted	Desired or wished for or sought. A wanted criminal.