asesino

Meaning

Adj

murderous, homicidal (intending, or likely to commit murder)

Noun

1. (masculine) murderer, killer (person who commits murder)
2. (masculine) assassin
3. (masculine) traitor

Verb

first-person singular present indicative of asesinar

Hyphenated as

a‧se‧si‧no

Pronounced as (IPA)

/aseˈsino/

Etymology

From Arabic حَشَّاشِين (ḥaššāšīn, “hashish users”) or أَسَاسِيُّون (ʔasāsiyyūn).
Cognate with Italian assassino, French assassin.

Sentences

No están frente a un asesino corriente sino frente a un asesino serial .

They are not facing an ordinary killer but a serial killer.