assassinator

as·sas·si·nate

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [uh-sas-uh-neyt]
- /əˈsæs əˌneɪt/
- /ə.ˈsæ.sɪ.neɪ.tə/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [uh-sas-uh-neyt]
- /əˈsæs əˌneɪt/

Definitions of assassinator word

noun assassinator a person who assassinates 3
verb with object assassinator to kill suddenly or secretively, especially a politically prominent person; murder premeditatedly and treacherously. 1
verb with object assassinator to destroy or harm treacherously and viciously: to assassinate a person's character. 1
noun assassinator An assassin. 1

See all 4 definitions of assassinator

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Origin of assassinator

First appearance:

before 1590

One of the 37% oldest English words

First recorded in 1590-1600; assassin + -ate1

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Parts of speech for Assassinator

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Assassinator

assassinator popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 71% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

According to our data about 65% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

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