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assassin

英/ɐsˈæsɪn/
美/əˈsæsən/
01n.

暗杀者, 刺客

a murderer (especially one who kills a prominent political figure) who kills by a surprise attack and often is hired to do the deed; a member of a secret order of Muslims (founded in the 12th century) who terrorized and killed Christian Crusaders