An assassin.

plural of assassinator

(obsolete) Murderous; assassin-like.

Characterized by assassination; inclined to murder.

simple past tense and past participle of assassin

present participle of assassin

(idiomatic) A malicious discourse designed to damage the reputation of someone.

plural of character assassination

(historical) The followers of Hasan-i Sabbah, the Sheikh of Alamut.

Any true bug from the subfamily Reduviinae of the family Reduviidae, all of which eat other insects. They can inflict a very painful bite, but don't cause disease.