hit man
or hitman
a hired killer, especially a professional killer from the underworld.
Origin of hit man
1Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2024
How to use hit man in a sentence
With few other options, he became a hitman and killed many times.
In Devoted to Death, Chesnut describes a Mexican hitman who has an image of la Santa engraved on the butt of his pistol.
America’s Fastest Growing Death Holiday Is From Mexico | Michael Schulson | November 1, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTBenedetto Ceraulo, the Sicilian hitman, was given a life sentence.
Dafoe, who plays a memorable leather-clad hitman, tried to explain the precision by picking up an imaginary object.
The Cast of ‘The Grand Budapest Hotel’ Says Wes Anderson Is a Genius Hardass | Nico Hines | February 16, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTFiliberto Garcia is a hitman who knows exactly what gun to use for killing at short range, but not much beyond that.
British Dictionary definitions for hit man
slang a hired assassin, esp one employed by gangsters
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
Browse