assassin

  1. Noun.  One who is motivated by political reasons or money to intentionally kill a particular person.
  2. Noun.  Any ruthless killer.
  3. Noun.  (context, historically) A member of the historical Ismaili Muslim militant group.
  4. Verb.  (nonstandard) To assassinate.

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