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assassin

/a.sa.sɛ̃/

noun, masculine/a.sa.sɛ̃/plural: assassins

an assassin or other murderer

From either Arabic حَشَّاشِين (ḥaššāšīn, “hashish users”) or أَسَاسِيُّون (ʔasāsiyyūn).

adjective/a.sa.sɛ̃/

deadly; fatal; that kills

From either Arabic حَشَّاشِين (ḥaššāšīn, “hashish users”) or أَسَاسِيُّون (ʔasāsiyyūn).

assassin — French Dictionary | Passage