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hit man

n. Slang

1. A man hired by a crime syndicate as a professional killer.

2. A hatchet man.

hit man

Noun

a person hired by terrorists or gangsters to murder someone

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Noun

hit man - a professional killer who uses a gun

gun for hire, gunman, gunslinger, hired gun, hitman, torpedo, triggerman, gun, shooter

liquidator, manslayer, murderer - a criminal who commits homicide (who performs the unlawful premeditated killing of another human being)

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hit man hit (inf) n → Killer m

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