Synonyms: assassin, assassinator, bravo
Definition: a murderer (especially one who kills a prominent political figure) who kills by a surprise attack and often is hired to do the deed
Usage: his assassins were hunted down like animals; assassinators of kings and emperors
Similar words: murderer, manslayer, liquidator
Definition: a criminal who commits homicide (who performs the unlawful premeditated killing of another human being)