刺客[cì kè]
[旧] assassin；assassinator；cut-throat；stabber；thug；
在取得辉煌胜利后的很短时间，他被刺客杀害。
He died shortly after his greatest triumph at the hands of an assassin.article.yeeyan.org
而扼杀***产党的主要刺客叶利钦此刻则成了该国最有权势的人物。
Yeltsin, the party's principal assassin, was the most powerful man in the country.article.yeeyan.org
正如剃须产品巨头维克托？基亚姆（victor kiam）所说，拖延是“机会的刺客”。
As the shaving products tycoon victor kiam said, delay is "opportunity's assassin".