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assassin vs murderer

murderer vs assassin

assassin and murderer both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
assassin Yes No No No
murderer Yes No No No
As nouns, murderer is a hypernym of assassin; that is, murderer is a word with a broader meaning than assassin:
  • assassin: a murderer (especially one who kills a prominent political figure) who kills by a surprise attack and often is hired to do the deed
  • murderer: a criminal who commits homicide (who performs the unlawful premeditated killing of another human being)
Other hypernyms of assassin include liquidator, manslayer.
assassin (noun) murderer (noun)
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 criminal who commits homicide (who performs the unlawful premeditated killing of another human being)
a member of a secret order of Muslims (founded in the 12th century) who terrorized and killed Christian Crusaders
Difference between assassin and murderer

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