Noun: assassin u'sa-sin
- Someone who murders by sudden or secret attack, especially of a prominent person
"his assassins were hunted down like animals";
- assassinator, bravo
- A member of a secret order of Muslims (founded in the 12th century) who terrorized and killed Christian Crusaders
"The assassin infiltrated the Crusader camp under cover of darkness"
Derived forms: assassins
Type of: liquidator, manslayer [archaic], Moslem, murderer, Muslim
Encyclopedia: Assassin