Assassin and Victim

Opposite meaning words

Assassin noun - A person who kills another person.

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Victim is an antonym for assassin in murderer of important person topic.

Victim noun - A person or thing harmed, lost, or destroyed.

Usage example: helped the victims of the fire

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Assassin is an antonym for victim.

fellow	fellow assassin	fellow victim
human	human assassin	human victim
good	good assassin	good victim
female	female assassin	female victim
Other adjectives: perfect, original, dead, single, actual, real, potential, main, young, former, final, titular, next, last, attempted, brainwashed, would-be.

A simple murder, that only involved the assassin and the victim.

Source: Webcomic / El Vosque
If the assassin refuses to finish the job instead of failing or is verbally convinced by the victim to leave them alone, see Hitman with a Heart.

Source: Assassin Outclassin'
Martin's A Song of Ice and Fire series, there is a successful assassin's guild called The Sorrowful Men, who always apologize to the victim for killing them just before the victim dies.

Source: Apologetic Attacker

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