hit man

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Definition

1. Noun:
   • A professional killer who uses a gun: A person who is paid to murder someone, typically as part of organized crime or a contract killing. The term emphasizes the professional, hired nature of the killer.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • The mob boss hired a hit man to eliminate his rival.
  • The police are searching for the hit man responsible for the assassination.

Advanced Usage

• The term "hit man" is often used in crime fiction, journalism, and discussions of organized crime. It carries connotations of cold, calculated, and impersonal violence carried out for money.
• It is frequently part of the collocation "hired hit man," which explicitly states the contractual nature of the killing.

Variants and Related Words

• Hitwoman (n): A female professional killer. (Less common but used for specificity).
• Assassin (n): A person who murders an important person for political or religious reasons. While similar, "assassin" often implies a political or ideological motive, whereas "hit man" implies a financial motive.
• Contract killer (n): A direct synonym for "hit man," emphasizing the contractual agreement to kill.

Synonyms

• Gunman: A man who uses a gun, especially in committing a crime. (This is broader and less specific than "hit man").
• Trigger man: A person who actually fires the gun in a killing. (This can be a specific role within a criminal operation).

Related Phrases

• To put a hit on someone: To order the murder of someone by hiring a hit man.
  • The gang leader put a hit on the informant.

Học thuật

Noun

1. a professional killer who uses a gun