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hit man

–noun Slang.
1. a hired killer, esp. a professional killer from the underworld.
2. hatchet man (def. 3).
Also, hitman.


Origin:
1965–70, Americanism
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hit man  
n.   Slang
  1. A man hired by a crime syndicate as a professional killer.

  2. A hatchet man.

The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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hit man

  1. n.
    a hired killer. (Underworld.) : Sam was the perfect hit man. Hardly any brains or conscience.
  2. n.
    a man hired by a helpless addict to inject drugs. (Drugs. See also pinch hitter.) : Harry the Horse refuses to be a hit man. He says that's not what he does best.
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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