hit-man

noun Slang.

a hired killer, especially a professional killer from the underworld.

hatchet man ( def 3 ).

Also, hit·man.

Origin:
1965–70, Americanism

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hit man

—n
	slang a hired assassin, esp one employed by gangsters

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hit man definition

n.
a hired killer. (Underworld.) : Sam was the perfect hit man. Hardly any brains or conscience.
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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