noun

A person who murders an important person for political or religious reasons.

She knew now he was not sleeping, and had been murdered by the assassins who lay dead on her floor.

murderer,killer,executioner,gunman,butcher,slaughterer,liquidator,exterminator,terminator

noun

A murderer of an important person in a surprise attack for political or religious reasons.

She knew now he was not sleeping, and had been murdered by the assassins who lay dead on her floor.

murderer,killer,executioner,gunman,butcher,slaughterer,liquidator,exterminator,terminator