as·sas·sin 
/əˈsæsn̩/ noun
plural as·sas·sins /əˈsæsn̩/ noun [count] : a person who kills someone (such as a famous or important person) usually for political reasons or for money : a person who assassinates someone
▪ He's a hired assassin. [=someone hired to kill someone] ▪ the President's would-be assassin [=the person who tried to kill the President] ▪ John Wilkes Booth was the assassin of Abraham Lincoln.
▪ He's a hired assassin. [=someone hired to kill someone] ▪ the President's would-be assassin [=the person who tried to kill the President] ▪ John Wilkes Booth was the assassin of Abraham Lincoln.
