hitman
noun/ˈhɪtmæːn/ · /ˈhɪtmən/
Etymology From hit (“to murder”) + -man.
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.2007, Howie Carr, The Brothers Bulger:
- The high priest of US arms controllers called me a "nuclear arms agreement hitman," which I took as a compliment.2020 June 23, John Bolton, The Room Where It Happened: A White House Memoir, New York, N.Y.: Simon & Schuster, →ISBN, pages 172–173:
2
Ball games, Games, Hobbies, Lifestyle, Soccer, Sports A goalscorer; someone who scores goals.
- Related terms
- hit list