hit man

noun

1
: a professional assassin who works for a crime syndicate
2

Examples of hit man in a Sentence

She hired a hit man to kill her ex-husband.
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Image ‘Old Guy’ Christoph Waltz stars as an older hit man who begrudgingly trains his Gen-Z replacement in this tired action comedy directed by Simon West. The New York Times, New York Times, 21 Feb. 2025 Alec Baldwin’s psycho hit man also chooses her to intimidate into getting the jury to acquit. Eddie Mouradian, Vulture, 24 Feb. 2025 Alec Baldwin’s psycho hit man also chooses her to intimidate into getting the jury to acquit. Eddie Mouradian, Vulture, 24 Feb. 2025 Based on an almost-too-wild-to-believe true story, Hit Man follows Gary Johnson (Glen Powell), a mild-mannered professor moonlighting as a fake hit man for the FBI. Janey Tracey, EW.com, 7 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for hit man

Word History

First Known Use

1963, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of hit man was in 1963

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“Hit man.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hit%20man. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.

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