assassin
noun [ C ] uk/əˈsæs.ɪn/ us/əˈsæs.ən/
（通常为政治目的或钱杀死名人或重要人物的）暗杀者，行刺者，刺客
someone who kills a famous or important person, usually for political reasons or in exchange for money
John Lennon's assassin was Mark Chapman. 刺杀约翰•列侬的人是马克•查普曼。
She hired an assassin to eliminate her rival. 她雇用刺客来除掉她的对手。
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- The assassination could do serious damage to the fragile peace agreement that was signed last month.
- The assassination of the Archduke Ferdinand started off the first World War.
- President Kennedy's assassination had far-reaching repercussions.
- The assassination was reported in all the newspapers.
- The book describes the train of events that led up to the assassination.