hit man

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noun Slang.

a hired killer, especially a professional killer from the underworld.

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Origin of hit man

An Americanism dating back to 1965–70

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How to use hit man in a sentence

With few other options, he became a hitman and killed many times.
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In Devoted to Death, Chesnut describes a Mexican hitman who has an image of la Santa engraved on the butt of his pistol.
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Benedetto Ceraulo, the Sicilian hitman, was given a life sentence.
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Dafoe, who plays a memorable leather-clad hitman, tried to explain the precision by picking up an imaginary object.
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Filiberto Garcia is a hitman who knows exactly what gun to use for killing at short range, but not much beyond that.
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British Dictionary definitions for hit man

hit man

noun

slang a hired assassin, esp one employed by gangsters

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hit man

or hitman

Origin of hit man

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British Dictionary definitions for hit man