different between assassin vs drygulcher

English

Etymology

From either French assassin or Italian assassino, from Arabic ????????????? (?as?siyy?n, “people who are faithful to the foundation [of the faith]”) and the folkloric etymology Arabic ??????????? (?ašš?š?n, “hashish users; low-lives”).

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /??sæs?n/
• Rhymes: -æs?n

Noun

assassin (plural assassins)

1. (historical) A member of the Nizari Ismaili Muslim community of the Alamut Period
2. Someone who intentionally kills a person, especially a professional who kills a public or political figure.
3. Any ruthless killer.

Synonyms

• See also Thesaurus:killer

Derived terms

Translations

Verb

assassin (third-person singular simple present assassins, present participle assassining, simple past and past participle assassined)

1. (nonstandard) To assassinate.

Translations

French

Etymology

From either Arabic ??????????? (?ašš?š?n, “hashish users”) or ????????????? (?as?siyy?n).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /a.sa.s??/

Noun

assassin m (plural assassins, feminine assassine)

1. An assassin or other murderer.

Adjective

assassin (feminine singular assassine, masculine plural assassins, feminine plural assassines)

1. deadly; fatal; that [[kill]s

Further reading

• “assassin” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

English

Etymology

dry +? gulch +? -er

Pronunciation

Noun

drygulcher (plural drygulchers)

1. (slang) In the Wild West, a hired assassin who shoots his targets from a concealed location.