Definition

Noun: * Assassin: A person, especially in historical contexts, who carries a weapon and approaches closely to murder an important or prominent figure, often for political or ideological reasons.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Trong lịch sử, nhiều vị vua đã bị ám sát bởi những tay thích khách. (In history, many kings were assassinated by assassins.)
  • Hắn ta hành động như một thích khách, lẻn vào dinh thự trong đêm. (He acted like an assassin, sneaking into the mansion at night.)
  • Câu chuyện kể về một thích khách được thuê để ám sát tướng quân. (The story is about an assassin hired to kill the general.)

Advanced Usage

• The term "thích khách" strongly evokes imagery from ancient or feudal times, such as in Chinese or Vietnamese history, and is less commonly used for modern contract killers or shooters, for which words like or are more typical.
• It often implies a degree of stealth, personal confrontation, and the specific mission of eliminating a single high-value target.

Variants and Related Words

• Sát thủ (n): Hitman; assassin. This is a more general and modern term for a professional killer.
• Kẻ ám sát (n): Assassin; murderer. A direct descriptive term for someone who commits an assassination.

Synonyms

• Assassin: A murderer of a prominent person.
• Hitman: A professional killer hired to murder someone.

Related Idioms and Phrases

• Hành động thích khách: To act like an assassin; to carry out an assassination-style attack.
  • Kẻ tấn công đã hành động thích khách, đâm nạn nhân giữa chốn đông người. (The attacker acted like an assassin, stabbing the victim in a crowded place.)

noun

1. assassin