hit man

Noun

Meaning

a professional killer who uses a gun

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

gun torpedo shooter gunslinger gunman hitman hired gun gun for hire triggerman archer slayer bravo apache hood terminator
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Antonyms

subject loss object dove peacemaker chump
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Hypernyms

liquidator murderer manslayer

Examples

Diane asks what, if anything, the key opens, but the hit man just laughs. Source: Internet

Diane meets with the hit man at Winkies, where she gives him Camilla's photo and a large amount of money, and they are served by a waitress named Betty. Source: Internet

A well-muscled 49-year-old with a shaved scalp, Craig Monteilh has been a versatile snitch: He’s pretended to be a white supremacist, a Russian hit man, a Sicilian drug trafficker, and a French-Syrian Muslim. Source: Internet

Authorities say Brandon Lecroy thought he was offering $500 to a hit man to kill his Black neighbor, hang his body from a tree and burn a cross on his lawn, but he was mistaken. Source: Internet

Determined to hunt down the hit man who sent Sabine’s father into a coma, Alex plunges headfirst into a world of violence and mystery, uncovering a sinister plan to start a nuclear war. Source: Internet

One day in the life of a hit man, Ronnie, who spends it trying to save the life of fellow hit man, August, who he had brought into the business three years ago. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

hit like a ton of bricks hit like a truck hit list Hit Me hit me up hit off