assassin : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: assassin	by the DICT Development Group
3 results for assassin
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
assassin n 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" Synonym(s): assassin, assassinator, bravo a member of a secret order of Muslims (founded in the 12th century) who terrorized and killed Christian Crusaders
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Assassin \As*sas"sin\, n. [F. (cf. It. assassino), fr. Ar. [lsquo]hashishin one who has drunk of the hashish. Under its influence the Assassins of the East, followers of the Shaikh al-Jabal (Old Man of the Mountain), were said to commit the murders required by their chief.] One who kills, or attempts to kill, by surprise or secret assault; one who treacherously murders any one unprepared for defense.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Assassin \As*sas"sin\, v. t. To assassinate. [Obs.] --Stillingfleet.