Assassin and Thug

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Assassin

Assassin noun - A person who kills another person.

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Thug is a synonym for assassin in killer topic. In some cases you can use "Thug" instead a noun "Assassin", when it comes to topics like butcher, murderer. popular alternative

Nearby Words: assassinate, assassination, assassinated

Thug

Thug noun - A violent, brutal person who is often a member of an organized gang.

Usage example: the Mob boss regularly sent his thugs after people who were slow to pay their debts

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Assassin is a synonym for thug in killer topic. You can use "Assassin" instead a noun "Thug", if it concerns topics such as ruffian, butcher, hoodlum, murderer. popular alternative

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old	old assassin	old thug
rival	rival assassin	rival thug
single	single assassin	single thug
actual	actual assassin	actual thug
Other adjectives: real, violent, dangerous, evil, amoral, cold, young, former, ruthless, next, last, magical, teenage, unnamed, sociopathic.

Both words in one sentence

In Mirror's Edge, hired thug/assassin Ropeburn gets shot just before telling you who hired him.

Source: His Name Is...
Early in Rurouni Kenshin, Kenshin encounters a thug posing as Kenshin's old assassin persona and creating a lot of trouble.

Source: Crippling the Competition
Crippling the Competition: Kenshin encounters a thug posing as Kenshin's old assassin persona and creating a lot of trouble.

Source: Manga / Rurouni Kenshin

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