Home › Words › C › counterassassincounterassassincounterassassin means an assassin who carries out counterassassination.EtymologyFrom counter- + assassin.nounAn assassin who carries out counterassassination.Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.assassinator 71% match — An assassin. vs counterassassin →countersniper 69% match — Serving to prevent the shots of snipers. vs counterassassin →counterkilling 69% match — A killing carried out in response to another killing. vs counterassassin →counterassault 69% match — An assault made in return for another; a counterattack. vs counterassassin →counterattacker 68% match — One who carries out a counterattack. vs counterassassin →countermurder 66% match — A murder in response to another murder. vs counterassassin →assassinatress 65% match — A female assassin. vs counterassassin →anticountermeasure 65% match — A countercountermeasure. vs counterassassin →