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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The actor stars alongside Yahya Abdul-Mateen II as a mob hitman enlisted by the FBI to help investigate a racist murder in 1960s Mississippi in this bare-knuckle historical drama.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 4, 2026
In “Knox Goes Away,” his second effort as director-star, Michael Keaton plays a hitman with a fast-moving neurodegenerative disorder that will rob him of his memory in only a matter of weeks.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 13, 2023
Hader's hitman was never one for flowery dialogue.
From Salon ● Jun. 4, 2023
The film sees Pitt's hitman character, Ladybug, seemingly taking on his easiest job as he is asked to locate a suitcase on a high-speed train and then disembark.
From Reuters ● Aug. 3, 2022
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
