- Noun
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1. a murderer (especially one who kills a prominent political figure) who kills by a treacherous surprise attack and often is hired to do the deed;
- "his assassins were hunted down like animals"
- "assassinators of kings and emperors"
- synonym: assassin,assassinator
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2. a cry of approval as from an audience at the end of great performance
- Verb
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1. applaud with shouts of `bravo' or `brava'


