Translation
murderer, killer
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Word origin
From Arabic hashshashin ('hashish users'), the name applied to a medieval order said to kill while intoxicated. English 'assassin' comes from the same word.
- Origin
- Arabic
- Root
- hashshashin
- English cognates
- assassin
Grammar
Examples
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The police arrested the murderer this morning.
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The killer left a note at the scene.
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Nobody believed that he was a killer.
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The killer left the country shortly after the crime.
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People say the killer is a tall man.
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The police are searching for the killer throughout the city.
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The killer left a letter on the table.
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