assassinee

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assassinee

/əˈsæsɪniː/ UK
/əˌsæsɪˈniː/ UK
/əˈsæsəni/ US
/əˌsæsəˈni/ US

Rhymes with (one pronunciation) -iː

Where it comes from

From assassin(ate) + -ee (suffix forming nouns meaning people or things to whom or to which actions are done).

noun assassinees

humorous, nonstandard, often One who is assassinated. In some ways I regret the failure to arrive at a definite conclusion, but it has provided me with an extremely interesting list of suicides and assassinees that includes such great names as Hannibal, [Julius] Cæsar, [Thomas] More, [Thomas Wentworth, 1st Earl of] Strafford, [Robert] Clive, [Maximilie
Similar: assassinatee

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noun (nonstandard, often humorous) one who is assassinated

Français	assassiné, assassinée

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"assassinee." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/assassinee. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

assassinee. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/assassinee

Chicago

"assassinee." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/assassinee.

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@misc{assassinee_2026,
  title = {assassinee},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/assassinee},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}