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assassin

/əˈsæsɪn/

Meanings
noun
A member of the Nizari Ismaili Muslim community of the Alamut Period

Examples :

"Historical accounts sometimes refer to members of the Nizari Ismaili group, known for their political actions, as an assassin. "
history religion person group organization military war

Related Words

Illustration professional

professional noun

/pɹəˈfɛʃənəl/

A person who belongs to a profession

"My uncle is a professional engineer. "

Illustration assassinated

assassinated verb

/əˈsæsəˌneɪtɪd/

To murder someone, especially an important person, by a sudden or obscure attack, especially for ideological or political reasons.

"The president was assassinated by a political extremist. "

Illustration especially

especially adverb

/əˈspɛʃ(ə)li/

(manner) In a special manner; specially.

"My sister is very helpful, especially when it comes to organizing things. "

Illustration community

community noun

/k(ə)ˈmjunəti/ /kəˈmjuːnɪti/

A group sharing a common understanding, and often the same language, law, manners, and/or tradition.

"The school community celebrated the end-of-year festival together. "

Illustration president

president noun

/ˈpɹɛzɨdənt/

An act in the past which may be used as an example to help decide the outcome of similar instances in the future.

"The president of the student council used last year's debate as a precedent for this year's election rules. "

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historical noun

/hɪˈstɒɹɪkəl/ /hɪˈstɔːɹɪkəl/

A historical romance.

"The historical romance novel was a bestseller in the bookstore. "

Illustration sometimes

sometimes adjective

/ˈsʌmtaɪmz/

Former; sometime.

"My sometimes neighbor, a retired teacher, still visits the school occasionally. "

Illustration accounts

accounts noun

/əˈkaʊnts/

A registry of pecuniary transactions; a written or printed statement of business dealings or debts and credits, and also of other things subjected to a reckoning or review.

"The small business owner carefully reviewed her accounts at the end of each month to understand her profits and expenses. "

Illustration eliminate

eliminate verb

/ɪˈlɪməneɪt/

To completely remove, get rid of, put an end to.

"The teacher eliminated the confusing question from the test. "

Illustration assassinate

assassinate noun

/əˈsasɪneɪt/

Assassination, murder.

"The assassination of the school principal shocked the entire student body. "

Illustration political

political noun

/pəˈlɪtɪkəl/

A political agent or officer.

"The school's political represented the students' concerns to the principal. "

Illustration intentionally

intentionally adverb

/ɪnˈtɛnʃənəli/ /ɪnˈtɛnʃənli/

In an intentional manner; on purpose.

"The student intentionally missed the first few days of school to avoid the difficult math test. "