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# assassin

«assassin» in Mova's school dictionary: **A killer who murders a ruler or an important person…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

### part of speech

noun (assassins)

### meaning for a pupil

A killer who murders a ruler or an important person, often in secret and for pay. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/assassin/#m1)

### sense in the lessons

in stories the villain sent to kill the hero or the prince; the danger that hides in the dark

### examples

- The assassin hid behind the door. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/assassin/#x1)
- The king feared an assassin. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/assassin/#x2)
- Rid me of this assassin. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/assassin/#x3)
- The assassin was caught at last. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/assassin/#x4)
- Quick as a flash, the Marionette bit the assassin's hand. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/assassin/#x5)

### note

nothing for maths

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «assassin» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/assassin/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.