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hitman

noun
/ˈhɪtmæːn/

Etymology

From hit (“to murder”) + -man.

  1. derived from *kh₂eyd-✻ — “to fall; fall upon; hit; cut; hew”
  2. derived from *hittijaną✻ — “to come upon, find”
  3. derived from hitta
  4. inherited from hittan
  5. inherited from hitten
  6. suffixed as hitman — “hit + man”

Definitions

  1. A male contract killer, especially one paid by a mafia.

    • Their top hitman, Joe Russo, was on the lam after murdering Joe Barboza in San Francisco.
    • The high priest of US arms controllers called me a "nuclear arms agreement hitman," which I took as a compliment.

  2. A goalscorer

    A goalscorer; someone who scores goals.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA