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Meanings of hitman in English

Portuguese
pistoleiro
Catalan
assassí professional
Wikidata

A professional killer who uses a gun.

pistoleiro
Spanish
the hitman

List of people with the same nickname.

Related terms
the hitman
Russian
киллер
Portuguese
assassino de aluguer
Spanish
hitman
Catalan
sicari

Person who is hired to kill another person.

Related terms
киллер

Someone who may be hired to kill another person for money.

Usage of hitman in English
1
Norris said Williams' her approach to enlisting a hitman was not typical.
Reuters
2
The Antrim hitman suffered double fracture to his hand at the weekend.
The Irish Times
3
Then they'd concentrate on their theory that the killer was a hitman.
Exit strategy
4
I swear, every predator that survived the flood has a hitman namesake.
Exit strategy
5
You don't fuck with a hitman. Grief flickered behind his eyes again.
Exit strategy
6
Yesterday the court heard the victim was apparently a professional hitman.
Radio NZ
7
The Serbian hitman struck 12 minutes from time at Craven Cottage.
The South African
8
The complainant said the man said it was cheaper to hire a hitman.
Radio NZ
9
The hitman apparently worked for Guzman, but refused to say the kingpin's name.
Reuters
10
This time, the detective psychologist takes on a hitman played by Matthew Fox.
Reuters
11
Why would the professional hitman bother ransacking drawers in the house?
Radio NZ
12
Jesus has deputised for the injured Argentine hitman very well according to Guardiola.
The South African
13
Could one hitman get enough insurance jobs to tie this together?
Exit strategy
14
He mistook another prisoner called Joe Saupp for a hitman called Joe Beck.
A quiet vendetta
15
He hires a hitman who happens to be in love with David Hasselhoff.
The Guardian
16
Bleach features an OCD carpet cleaner who's forced to assist an aging hitman.
Ebony