assassino
murderer, assassin
noun ahs-sahs-SEE-noh Rare
Origin: From Arabic hashshāshīn, 'hashish users', referring to a medieval sect of political killers.
Usage Note
Assassino can be used as both a noun (l'assassino è stato arrestato — 'the murderer was arrested') and an adjective (uno sguardo assassino — 'a killer look'). The feminine form is assassina. Distinguish from omicida (the legal term for 'homicide perpetrator').
Examples
"La polizia ha catturato l'assassino."
Natural Translation
The police caught the murderer.
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