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As you can see, seems to have a lot of terms for indicate an
assassin/killer/murderer (刺客 - 暗殺者 - 兇手 - 兇漢 - 殺し屋 - 殺人 - 人殺し - 殺害者 - 殺人犯 -
Any other?). その言葉の意味が異なることがありますか。

What's the differences between these terms? When use them?

I think that 殺人 and 人殺し is more generic and commonly used, and 殺し屋 seems to be
used for hitmans, professional killers. But I'm not sure in which context use
all of these words.
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刺客 - 暗殺者 - 兇手 - 兇漢 - 殺し屋 - 殺人 - 人殺し - 殺害者 - 殺人犯 / Words difference
* 人殺し: Murderer. Killer. The easiest 和語 (native Japanese) term. Often chosen when yelling at someone (人殺し! "Murderer!"). Also refers to the act of murdering (killing; murder case).
  * 殺人犯: Murderer (as a criminal, as 犯 suggests).
  * 殺害者: Murderer. Killer. 
    * 殺人犯 and 殺害者 are sino-Japanese words. They sound more technical, and are preferred in formal settings or detective dramas. 殺害者 is relatively uncommon.
  * 殺し屋: Professional hitman who kills anyone for money.
  * 刺客: Assassin. Someone sent to somewhere to kill a certain important person. Often used figuratively to refer to someone who "kills someone socially/politically/economically," for example, a strong opposing candidate in election.
  * 暗殺者: Assassin. Usually used with very important person like a diplomat or president.
  * 兇手/兇漢: I haven't seen these words, so I think you can forget them :)

Another word worth memorizing would be 殺人鬼, which refers to a devilish
(serial) killer like Jack the Ripper.

( _EDIT_ : Improved the explanation of some words.)
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