Assassinator (Noun)
Meaning
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".
Classification
Nouns denoting people.
Examples
- The notorious assassinators responsible for the death of the president were eventually captured.
- John Wilkes Booth is often noted as the assassinators of US President Abraham Lincoln.
- She feared for her life as her enemies hired ruthless assassinators to kill her.
- Police were unable to identify the assassinators before they vanished into thin air.
- Throughout history, several assassinators have been successful in infiltrating high-security royal events.