From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishassassinas‧sas‧sin /əˈsæsɪn/●くろまる○しろまる○しろまる noun [countable]KILLsomeone who murders an important personKennedy’s assassin is assumed to have been Lee Harvey Oswald.Examples from the Corpusassassin• The would-beassassin was a member of the presidentialbodyguard and of the eliteRevolutionaryGuard.• His assassins must have been aware of his securityarrangements.• Professionalassassins are going to stabsomebody over and over again and leave all this evidence besides?• The danger from the footpad, the silentassassin, was always present, here in his church or across the river.• Although the assassins were never caught, it is commonly believed that they were working for the government.• The assassin had planned to shoot Park in the lobby of the theater, but failed to get an unobstructed view.• Whoever had sent these assassins had completely underestimated the fatknight.Originassassin(1500-1600)Medieval Latinassassinus, from Arabichashshashin"one who smokes hashish (and then kills religious enemies)", from hashish