hitman

• hit man

From hit (“to murder”) + -man.

• IPA^(key): /ˈhɪtmæːn/, /ˈhɪtmən/

• Audio (Southern England):

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hitman (plural hitmen)

1. A male contract killer, especially one paid by a mafia.

   Hypernym: contract killer

   Coordinate term: hitwoman

   • 2007, Howie Carr, The Brothers Bulger‎^[1]:

     Their top hitman, Joe Russo, was on the lam after murdering Joe Barboza in San Francisco.

   • 2020 June 23, John Bolton, The Room Where It Happened: A White House Memoir, New York, N.Y.: Simon & Schuster, →ISBN, pages 172–173:

     The high priest of US arms controllers called me a "nuclear arms agreement hitman," which I took as a compliment.

2. (soccer) A goalscorer; someone who scores goals.

• hit list

• → Cebuano: hitman

From English hitman.

• Hyphenation: hit‧man

hitman

1. a hitman; a contract killer
   • 2010 — Tabar, Dennes R., Hitman sa Tau Nasikop (19 August), SuperBalita

     Base sa ilang pasiunang imbestigasyon nakadawat silag report nga si Opsimar hitman sa iyang fraternity hinungdan nga ilang susihon ang pagkatawo niini.

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