hit man
noun
a hired killer, especially a professional killer from the underworld.
hitman
-
a variation of
hit man.
Example Sentences
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As schematic as the premise sounds—it’s another hitman story, after all—the series is fast-paced and gripping, largely because it’s so fast-paced.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 22, 2026
It will centre around a "hitman who works for the black secret service" who will be "an anti-hero character similar to James Bond - but more complex".
From BBC ● Jan. 23, 2024
Breslin plays an analyst for the U.K.’s MI6 who is also the long-lost daughter of a CIA hitman, played by Eckhart.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 3, 2023
Hader's hitman was never one for flowery dialogue.
From Salon ● Jun. 4, 2023
It sounds all very well, Abercromby, my old friend," said Willoughby, "but Johnstone, or old Fraser, as we call him, is a hitman shark!
From A Fascinating Traitor An Anglo-Indian Story by Richard Savage
