assassin
Meanings
Plural: assassins
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
- "his assassins were hunted down like animals"
- "assassinators of kings and emperors"
- a member of a secret order of Muslims (founded in the 12th century) who terrorized and killed Christian Crusaders
- A member of the Nizari Ismaili Muslim community of the Alamut Period.
- Someone who intentionally kills a person, especially a professional who kills a public or political figure.
- Any ruthless killer.
- An associated prime of a module.
Verb
- To assassinate.
Origin / Etymology
From either French assassin or Italian assassino, from Arabic أَسَاسِيِّين (ʔasāsiyyīn, “people who are faithful to the foundation [of the faith]”) and the folkloric etymology Arabic حَشَّاشِين (ḥaššāšīn, “hashish users; low-lives”).
The mathematical sense was introduced by Bourbaki, playing on the notation operatorname Ass(M) and the fact that an associated prime is the annihilator of an element, and so is said to kill that element.
Synonyms
Scrabble Score: 8
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Words With Friends Score: 9
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