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 2015, you made a big impression in “Fargo” as the soft-spoken hitman Hanzee Dent.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 29, 2025
Paul Whelan told me Moscow now wants a convicted FSB hitman returned from Germany as part of any swap.
From BBC ● Dec. 20, 2023
Fincher directs "The Killer", a thriller about a ruthless hitman played by Michael Fassbender, while Cooper directs and stars in "Maestro", about the composer Leonard Bernstein.
From Reuters ● Aug. 29, 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
