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Hitman

//ˈhɪtmæːn// noun

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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.

Etymology

From hit (“to murder”) + -man.

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