assassin /ә'sæsin/

Meaning

English definition

• (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
• (n.) a member of a secret order of Muslims (founded in the 12th century) who terrorized and killed Christian Crusaders

Chinese translation

• n. 暗杀者, 刺客
• [法] 暗杀者, 行刺者

Word details

Part of speech

noun

Pronunciation

/ә'sæsin/

Syllables

3

Exam levels

TOEFL

Frequency

Zipf 3.66 · Super Rare

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