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assassin - 8 thesaurus results
| Main Entry: | assassin |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | murderer of prominent or important person |
| Synonyms: | butcher*, clipper*, executioner, guerrilla*, gun*, killer, soldier, dropper, eliminator, enforcer, gun person, hatchet person, hit person, liquidator, piece person, plugger, slayer, torpedo*, trigger person |
| Antonyms: | victim |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | enemy |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | someone hated or competed against |
| Synonyms: | adversary, agent, antagonist, assailant, assassin, attacker, bandit, betrayer, competitor, criminal, detractor, fifth column, foe, guerrilla, informer, invader, murderer, opponent, opposition, rebel, revolutionary, rival, spy, terrorist, traitor, villain, archenemy, asperser, backbiter, bad person, calumniator, contender, defamer, defiler, disputant, emulator, falsifier, inquisitor, other side, prosecutor, saboteur, seditionist, slanderer, traducer, vilifier |
| Antonyms: | aide, ally, assistant, confidante, friend, helper |
| Main Entry: | hit man |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | hired killer |
| Synonyms: | assassin, butcher, executioner, gunman, hatchet man, hired gun*, hired gun, killer, marksman, murderer, sniper, contract killer, hired killer, markswoman, professional killer, rifleman, shooter, trigger man, triggerman |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | killer |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | murderer |
| Synonyms: | assassin, butcher, executioner, hunter, soldier, cut-throat, exterminator, gunman/woman, gunperson, hit person, hit-man/woman, slayer |
| Main Entry: | murderer |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | person who kills |
| Synonyms: | assassin, butcher, criminal, cutthroat, executioner, homicide, killer, soldier, enforcer, hit person, hit-and-run, manslaughterer, perpetrator, slaughterer, slayer, trigger person |
| Main Entry: | thug |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | hoodlum |
| Synonyms: | assassin, bandit, bully, criminal, delinquent, gangster, goon*, gunman, hood, hooligan, killer, mobster, murderer, punk, rowdy, ruffian, troublemaker, gang member, gorilla, hired killer, professional killer, rioter |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | hired gun |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | professional killer |
| Synonyms: | assassin, butcher, executioner, gunman, hatchet man, hit man, killer, murderer, sniper, contract killer, hired killer, trigger man |
| Main Entry: | destroyer |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | a destructive agent |
| Synonyms: | assassin, bomber, cancer, executioner, firebrand, iconoclast, poison, radiation, savage, vandal, annihilator, chemotherapy, demolisher, despoiler, eradicator, exterminator, pillager, ransacker, slaughterer, wrecker |
| Antonyms: | author, creator, restorer |
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