Definitions for assassin
Overview of noun assassin
The noun assassin has 2 senses? (first 1 from tagged texts)
1. (6) assassin, assassinator, bravo
(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")
2. assassin
(a member of a secret order of Muslims (founded in the 12th century) who terrorized and killed Christian Crusaders)
