assassin
US
UK assassin n: (murderer of a public figure) (暗杀，刺杀)
SC 刺客 cì kè
Authorities believe the assassin was a foreign spy.
assassin n: (hired killer, hitman)
SC 杀手 shā shǒu
SC 刺客 shā shǒu，cì kè
The assassin confessed he'd been paid to commit the murder.
hired killer, hired assassin n: (contract killer)
SC 合约杀手 hé yuē shā shǒu
TC 合約殺手
TC 合約殺手
SC 雇佣杀手 hé yuē shā shǒu，gù yōng shā shǒu
The murder was just another job for the hired killer, and he felt no sympathy for the victim.