Noun | 1. | assassin - a murderer (especially one who kills a prominent political figure) who kills by a surprise attack and often is hired to do the deed; 'his assassins were hunted down like animals'; 'assassinators of kings and emperors' assassinator, bravo political science, politics, government - the study of government of states and other political units liquidator, manslayer, murderer - a criminal who commits homicide (who performs the unlawful premeditated killing of another human being) |
2. | assassin - a member of a secret order of Muslims (founded in the 12th century) who terrorized and killed Christian Crusaders Moslem, Muslim - a believer in or follower of Islam |