hitman
Valid in Scrabble
- Scrabble points
- 11
- Words With Friends
- 12
- Letters
- 6
/ˈhɪtmæːn/
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/ˈhɪtmæːn/ · /ˈhɪtmən/
Definition of hitman
2 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included
noun
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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.”
“The high priest of US arms controllers called me a "nuclear arms agreement hitman," which I took as a compliment.”
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noun
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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.”
“The high priest of US arms controllers called me a "nuclear arms agreement hitman," which I took as a compliment.”
- A goalscorer; someone who scores goals.
Definitions from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA.
Etymology
From hit (“to murder”) + -man.
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