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superassassin en · NOUN

Pronunciation

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• /suːpəɹˈəˈsæsɪn/

Etymology

From super- + assassin.

Meanings

1. (rare) A remarkably talented and deadly assassin.
   • Les Hollandais résidant en Angleterre télégraphient au premier ministre à La Haye pour lui demander de remettre immédiatement aux mains de la justice le superassassin Hohenzellern, le plus gran criminel du monde. 1918, Pages d'histoire 1914-1919, Volume 76, Berger-Levrault, page 280:
   • His next project, scheduled to start shooting in Prague this month, is the fantasy action-adventure “Wanted,” in which Mr. McAvoy plays a onetime wimp who becomes a secret superassassin under the tutelage of Morgan Freeman and Angelina Jolie. 2007 May 6, Karen Durbin, “How to Leap Into Fame and Keep Your Head”, in New York Times:
   • Mr. Damon plays Jason Bourne, a C.I.A. superassassin with amnesia who is chased across Europe in the company of a charming German waif (Ms. Potente) by his employers. 2002 July 12, New York Times, “Movie Guidework”, in nytimes.com, archived from the original on 29 Jan 2018:

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