Hitwoman

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The female equivalent of a hitman; a female assassin for hire.

    "On the show, the person who does most of the critiquing is Ms. Southwick, the delightfully acerbic hitwoman who has become the character to watch."

  2. 2
    a female professional killer who uses a gun wordnet

Synonyms

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gunwomanhit woman

Example

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"On the show, the person who does most of the critiquing is Ms. Southwick, the delightfully acerbic hitwoman who has become the character to watch."

Etymology

From hit + woman, based on earlier hitman.

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