bravo

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Estimated CEFR level: C1 — Advanced

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Definition

noun a murderer (especially one who kills a prominent political figure) who kills by a surprise attack and often is hired to do the deed
noun a cry of approval as from an audience at the end of great performance
verb applaud with shouts of `bravo' or `brava'

Borrowed from Italian bravo. Doublet of brave.

Bravo for the good fellows! — Les Misérables, Victor Hugo
“Bravo, Lord Fauntleroy!” he said. — Little Lord Fauntleroy, Frances Hodgson Burnett
Bravo three times over, captain! — Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Seas: An Underwater Tour of the World, Jules Verne

assassin, assassinator

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