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hitman

hit man

noun Slang.
1.
a hired killer, especially a professional killer from the underworld.
2.
hatchet man (def. 3).
Also, hit·man.


Origin:
1965–70, Americanism
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hit man definition


  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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