Meanings
plural assassinators
- An assassin.
Philip of Spain had offered a reward of 25,000 crowns, a patent of nobility, and immunity for all past crimes, to the assassinator of the Prince of Orange.
1858, John M. Neale, A History of the So-called Jansenist Church of Holland, page 116
Synonyms & antonyms
nouna murderer (especially one who kills a prominent political figure) who kills by a surprise attack and often is hired to do the deed
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
Cite this entry
assassinator. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/assassinator
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