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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   A male contract killer, especially one paid by a mafia.

   "Their top hitman, Joe Russo, was on the lam after murdering Joe Barboza in San Francisco."

2. 2
   a male professional killer who uses a gun wordnet
3. 3
   A goalscorer; someone who scores goals.

Synonyms

All synonyms

contract killergunmangunmanhatchet manhit man

Example

More examples

"This is the job of a professional hitman."

Etymology

From hit (“to murder”) + -man.

Related phrases

contract killer

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